Thread Number: 71479
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Relay Part# WR7X53 for 1962 GE Spacemaker Refrigerator |
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Post# 945873   6/29/2017 at 12:27 (2,464 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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I need to find a relay for my refrigerator, part# WR7X53. If anyone has one or something compatible, please contact me via email or post here. Thanks!
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Post# 945876 , Reply# 1   6/29/2017 at 13:22 (2,464 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 945878 , Reply# 2   6/29/2017 at 13:59 (2,464 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 945916 , Reply# 3   6/29/2017 at 20:51 (2,464 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR)   |   | |
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I have one. It is installed (original)in my recently acquired 1960 Combination. I *might* be willing to let it go...as my refrigerator does not cool and may require either a new compatible replacement or a freon charge, I'm not quite certain whether I should remove it or not. I check in here often and will see how your needs go--I may just break down and supply you!
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Post# 945919 , Reply# 4   6/29/2017 at 21:18 (2,464 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR)   |   | |
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You can hunt like holy hell on ebay. I HAVE seen ONE up there this year...most of the time you'll have to use search criteria with variations on the relay number...sometimes with/without spaces/dashes etc. Most sellers of stuff like this don't take time to precisely define their items like these...it is a pain, but stuff like this gets mislisted and if you're sharp eyed and diligent, the stuff does turn up at the strangest times...In the meantime, I'll put some hard thought into making mine available to you.
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Post# 945920 , Reply# 5   6/29/2017 at 21:47 (2,464 days old) by sfh074 ( )   |   | |
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Simply identify the 3 terminals (common, start and run) on your compressor. Instructions come with this replacement relay how to wire in. Used this one before. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sfh074's LINK |
Post# 945926 , Reply# 6   6/30/2017 at 00:30 (2,464 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 946012 , Reply# 7   6/30/2017 at 12:23 (2,463 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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Allen, I have been doing an exhaustive search on eBay. You are right, they are miscategorized all the time and so many eBay sellers are lazy and do not provide adequate descriptions to enable you to find the item. It is definitely a pet peave of mine. I will keep your part in mind, but I think I am going to first try installing the compatible part that Bud suggested. I am in a hurry to get this fixed and I don't want to rush you into making a decision about your fridge you may regret.
Bud, thank you for directing me to a compatible part! I think this is the part I am going to purchase as long as I can figure out the horsepower of my compressor. I haven't seen any obvious markings or tags on the compressor, so not sure how I am going to do that. I may have to buy both and see which one works if I can't figure out the horsepower. Wish me luck! |
Post# 946246 , Reply# 9   7/1/2017 at 17:36 (2,462 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 946293 , Reply# 10   7/2/2017 at 00:49 (2,462 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Here's a link to another generic relay. The RO41 is probably the one rated for your fridge. You sure can't beat the price.
Wiring examples show the various 3-terminal configurations and which relay leads go where. None of the examples show a compressor with four terminals, though. CLICK HERE TO GO TO rp2813's LINK This post was last edited 07/02/2017 at 02:12 |
Post# 946354 , Reply# 11   7/2/2017 at 12:49 (2,461 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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John, I took a couple of photos of the wiring. Maybe I am wrong, but it looks like 4 wires to me.
Ralph, thanks for showing me the Supco R041. Unfortunately, like John pointed out, if the compressor has four terminals it probably won't work, which means the one that Bud recommended at Antique Appliances won't work either. I have an email out to Antique Appliances to confirm it will work and which one to buy, so we will see what he has to say. At this point, I am not very hopeful that a generic one is going to work.
I am so frustrated! |
Post# 946361 , Reply# 12   7/2/2017 at 14:50 (2,461 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 946370 , Reply# 13   7/2/2017 at 15:25 (2,461 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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Hi John,
I want to confirm that I understand which cover to take off. I have inserted a red arrow in the picture of the compressor wiring pointing to the cover that I think you want me to take off to see the terminals. Is this correct? I just want to be 100% sure before I just willy nilly start taking apart stuff. :) Thanks!
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Post# 946380 , Reply# 14   7/2/2017 at 17:28 (2,461 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 946396 , Reply# 15   7/2/2017 at 18:04 (2,461 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 946397 , Reply# 16   7/2/2017 at 18:11 (2,461 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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Thanks for the help John. I got the cover off and took a photo. It looks like four terminals, but it looks like one is not in use.
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Post# 946398 , Reply# 17   7/2/2017 at 18:18 (2,461 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 946433 , Reply# 18   7/2/2017 at 21:12 (2,461 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Good Picture, it looks like a wire is connected to all four terminals, in any case a regular three wire relay should not be used.
Your best bet is probably going to be installing a newer compressor, but I would try to stay with an R-12 compressor, and R-12 refrigerant.
You need a 850-1000 BTU compressor, I would grab one from a larger ref from around 1988-1994. You will need an experienced tech to do the change out, there used to be a mounting kit available to allow a more common compressor to replace these GE compressors. |
Post# 946530 , Reply# 19   7/3/2017 at 12:29 (2,460 days old) by kelly0721 (Lakewood, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 946785 , Reply# 20   7/5/2017 at 09:30 (2,459 days old) by funktionalart (Rison, AR)   |   | |
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