Thread: Wot's this?

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

This has been hanging around in my shed for a couple of years. Does anyone know what it comes off?

Some kind of exciting cooler.







TIA
Cheers
Simon

Looking at the numerics, it is definately Russian, It's only a piece of space junk. Probably an old Soviet cold war missile fragment from a test fire.
I don't think any were armed when tested, but if it glows in the dark, then there might be some remnants of spent plutonium. If that's the case, just bury it in the back yard for a couple of thousand years and it'll cool down.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Aaaahhh roight. I know that.
It's upside down. The tubular section would normally contain a float level valve with it being fixed to the face plate.
It is called a Low Side Float in the game. HP liquid come into the small fitting & it's regulated by the float. It expands as it goes through the needle assy in the face plate & becomes Low Pressure liquid.

It's normally flooded with liquid refrigerant Sulphur Dioxide or Methyl Chloride, not usually Freon 12. Not Ammonia because it's probably built from copper or brass.

The number is a S/N & could be possibly a Kelvinator assy.

The float maintains a constant level & is topped up as it boils off.

The slots are for ice block trays. Fill 'em with water & away you go (in time) Probalby had a copper door to it.

I would date it 1930 - 50s but possibly earlier into the 1920s.


Hope this helps.

Yes of course, brilliant.

Think I even had one of those fridges a while back.

Thanks, and now, since it probably isn't space junk, off to the recyclers.

Cheers
Simon

I bet with some slight modifications it will make an excellent cooker/water heater...

If you really dont want it Im interested in it for its alternative uses.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

I bet with some slight modifications it will make an excellent cooker/water heater...

If you really dont want it Im interested in it for its alternative uses.

Dave , it will look fantastic on project Pheonix.

Cheers, Mick.

Especially if it was polished to a high, shiny bling.

Mmm, nice, big, shiny pre-cooling supercharger inlet. Yumm.