Joe squid's wc-44sk

[BrianB]

No prob Eric! Anything to help out a fellow SMC'er and shipmate.  '>

Even better, donate a portion to MWR!  

Welp....I missed the 70 lb mark by *1* measly pound  '>
So that means instead of paying $26 bucks I paid almost double, but in retrospect, it was worth it!

But, I know where I went wrong. I didn't have any open celled foam layin' around so I used the next best thing.....CARPET PADDING!! Yeah..So....See where I went wrong? I probably added about 2 1/2 lbs in padding where I could have used less than 1 lb in open celled foam and protected it just the same.

I built my box out of plywood and pine 1x2's. The sides and the top were 1/4" and the bottom was 1/2". Used decking screws to fasten the whole shabang.

 I assume that your deck uses the same Westinghouse compressor that the machine came with out of the factory? Hopefully there isn't an aftermarket unit in place and all you need is just a leak fixed and a fresh shot of R-12.

The reason I ask if it's the original is because I think it's a pretty unique looking unit and worth saving if possible.

Does either of your 44's have a connection for the door heater? Just curious.

Quote (joesquid @ Aug. 26 2005,4:00)

Kito, You can move into Devin's room and SHARE the soda machine! '>  He has a bunkbed and the upper rack is unused. Oh...and yes Mother (Kito), I'm getting plenty of rest, eating my vegetables, brushing my teeth, and taking my meds before bedtime.

Great stuff!
 '>

Upper bunk is just fine with me. Then I too can be the evaporator fan! '>

[joesquid]

Brian,
Again, thanks for the input.  What is open cell foam?  And, yes, to answer your question, I do have the original compressor for this machine.  I would like to meet the braniac who designed the peckerhead for the compressor.  What a joke that thing is to put back together after rewiring the machine!!

KIto,
I'll tell Devin he's going to have company soon.  Hope you're up to countless hours of Power Rangers, G.I. Joe and Taekwndo form studies!!! '>

[joesquid]

Brian,
A couple of other questions.  
1.  Do you remember the dimensions of the crate you built for your compressor/evap assembly?
2.  How did you secure the evap assembly?
3.  How did you send it? UPS? FedEx? USPS?

[MoonDawg]

Am working on a Cavalier 72 compressor today so I just weighed it.    50 lbs.   So packaging only allows 20#.
     What about those heavy duty cardboard boxes that they ship microwaves or computers?  The styrofoam could be cut to fit.  A nylon strap cinched around the box keeps the bottom from falling out, and doubles as a handle.

[BrianB]

I don't remember the exact dimensions. I shipped with UPS using this criteria: As long as the box is under 20"W x 20"L x 52"H and under 70lbs, your looking at around $26-$28.

When constructing the box, I just added about an inch or two to each end keeping in mind the "20 Inch Rule" Open cell foam is the cheap stuff, usually white or yellow. A common place to find it in the Navy is inside Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) boxes. Closed cell is really rubbery and is found quite a bit in Model RC aircraft to pad all vital equip. (Servo's, fuel tank, battery pack)

I secured the Evaporator Assembly by placing some foam between the fan shroud housing and the condensor coil then used some more foam packed in over the top preventing it from moving front to back or side to side. I'm sure you could use duct tape or plastic zip ties to secure it too.

Yeah, it was a really fine design to use a 3-wire system for the fans and to stack all of it's coresponding wires right on top of it! I'm really used to 2-wire, so when I saw the way it was wired, it threw me a bit.