|
Thread Number: 47474
Looking for a Frigidaire relay |
[Down to Last] |  |
| Post# 689316 7/14/2013 at 12:25 (3,948 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
I am trying to help a friend with their dead 1950's Frigidaire. It's a DM 107. It uses a YT relay, also part # 6580937. Here are a few pictures. 
| ||
|
| Post# 689317 , Reply# 1 7/14/2013 at 12:26 (3,948 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
More 
| ||
| Post# 689318 , Reply# 2 7/14/2013 at 12:27 (3,948 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
More 
| ||
| Post# 689402 , Reply# 3 7/14/2013 at 19:29 (3,948 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
|
That sure is one clean vintage refrigerator. I hope you find the part you need for it. | ||
Post# 689511 , Reply# 4 7/15/2013 at 09:31 (3,948 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
||
Travis, did you try contacting that fellow Mark (simplicity345 is his screen name, I think)? He seems to have a stash of NOS Frigidaire parts.
If not, try Affordable Appliances in Pennsylvania or Angel Appliances in LA. I found a LOT of places who have old refrigerator parts when I was struggling to bring the '56 GE wall fridge back to life.... | ||
| Post# 689673 , Reply# 6 7/15/2013 at 20:55 (3,947 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
I think I found a relay.
My grandparents had a 1951 model. I never had trouble keeping ice cream in it. I compressors on these are virtually silent. | ||
| Post# 689853 , Reply# 7 7/16/2013 at 13:05 (3,946 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
 | ||
| Post# 692007 , Reply# 8 7/26/2013 at 01:57 (3,937 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
I did find a relay. I installed it last weekend. The fridge runs fine. It took awhile for the coils to get cold. I think it's been off for the better part of my lifetime. I am told it's fine now. Not bad for 63 years old! | ||
| Post# 692015 , Reply# 9 7/26/2013 at 04:41 (3,937 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
|
| ||
|
Post# 692044 , Reply# 10 7/26/2013 at 08:14 (3,937 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
||
Coils Took A Long Time To Cool Frigidaire and Whirlpool-Seeger refrigerators used Hi-Side Rotary Compressors and when left off long enough to totally cool down the Freon migrates into the compressors oil so the compressor has to fully warm up for the heat to drive the Freon out of the oil, and this can take 30 minutes or longer because the compressor is not doing any serious pumping [ it is like a system running with no refrigerant in it ]. On piston type compressors the compressor shell [ containing the motor and pump and oil ] is in the low side of the system so when you start one up that has been sitting unused for a long time they still start cooling quickly because the compressors vacuum PULLS the Freon out of the oil quickly.
Often rotary compressor refrigerators would get diagnosed as having sealed system problems because of this slow start up process. Whirlpool made smaller window A/Cs that used the WP RC and when you took a new one out of the box and installed it it took a good 20 minutes for the thing to really start cooling. I remember installing a few of these for a customer back in the early 1970s and when I installed the first one I told her it was defective and she took it back to Sears an exchanged it for another. After the 2nd one did the same thing I realized that this was the way they behaved and those A/Cs went on to last nearly 20 years. | ||
| Post# 718230 , Reply# 13 11/27/2013 at 23:29 (3,812 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
Charlotte,
I found a relay through a long search on-line. I have sent you an email, since I have a couple extras.
Travis | ||
| Post# 745301 , Reply# 14 3/26/2014 at 11:02 (3,694 days old) by bpierce3 () | ||
|
Hello! I have a vintage 1951 MD-71 Frigidaire that needs a relay replacement. It has a 1/8 - 1/9 hp (120v 50/60 CY)compressor. I believe it needs relay part no. 5876896. Do you have one, and am I correct with my assumption? Thanks! Brian | ||
| Post# 745355 , Reply# 15 3/26/2014 at 16:33 (3,693 days old) by Travis () | ||
|
Brian,
Are you the same person, also in Texas, that I have emailed earlier?
These relays are available on ebay. Just type in your part number and there you are. I have a couple of these. I would be happy to sell you one.
If you didn't receive my email, let me know. | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
