Chad Fabry Posted December 16, 2010 Report Posted December 16, 2010 Anyone have a two pole 30 amp FPE stab lok? "E style" My kid bought a house with an FPE panel and the 20 amp breaker that's been running the 28 amp dryer for about 30 years finally melted down. I really don't want to swap his panel in the dead of winter.
kurt Posted December 16, 2010 Report Posted December 16, 2010 Anyone have a two pole 30 amp FPE stab lok? "E style" My kid bought a house with an FPE panel and the 20 amp breaker that's been running the 28 amp dryer for about 30 years finally melted down. I really don't want to swap his panel in the dead of winter. Just weld a jumper bar across the bus. It'd be about as safe as the original.
Douglas Hansen Posted December 16, 2010 Report Posted December 16, 2010 Give me a call Chad. It's a 30A E style, definitely manufactured during the period when the UL listings were obtained by fraudulent means. It has a couple cracks in the plastic, and the prongs are bent and loose, but I'm sure it will carry current long enough to at least fry some clothes. I suppose this is designed to straddle the "E" stabs from two separate bus sockets. Maybe that's how part of the plastic was broken off this thing. I was hoping to crack this one open for further analysis, but I'm sure I can find others. Click to Enlarge 34.49 KB Douglas Hansen
Terence McCann Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 He'll only use it Douglas to make this: Pfftt.. []
hausdok Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 Is that a 4020? Haven't seen one of those in 30 years. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike
Chad Fabry Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Posted December 17, 2010 I was hoping to crack this one open for further analysis, but I'm sure I can find others. I'll give you call Douglas, thanks. In the spring I'll send you 20 or so to crack open. I have a pristine 200 amp Bulldog Pushmatic I can't wait to install but I have to replace the SE cable first. And maybe drive a ground rod or two.
John Kogel Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 Or you could drive to Niagara Falls and buy a brand new Canadian Stab-lok breaker.
Les Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 Is that a 4020? Haven't seen one of those in 30 years. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike naw, that is a country gentleman Model A. Can't see all of it, but looks like abt a 1950 from the tin work. Wonder if Chad's boiler is still in one piece and working.
Chad Fabry Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Posted December 17, 2010 Wonder if Chad's boiler is still in one piece and working. Works awesome. I took off the Rube Goldeberg combustion air controls that I designed with servos, on-off-on aquastats, thermistor motor controls and replaced it all with a cool, simple pill type linear thermostat that lifts a cone out of the intake hole as the temp drops to allow more combustion air. I'll post a pic.
hausdok Posted December 17, 2010 Report Posted December 17, 2010 Wonder if Chad's boiler is still in one piece and working. Works awesome. I took off the Rube Goldeberg combustion air controls that I designed with servos, on-off-on aquastats, thermistor motor controls and replaced it all with a cool, simple pill type linear thermostat that lifts a cone out of the intake hole as the temp drops to allow more combustion air. I'll post a pic. Wow, This guy is intimidatingly scary smart. [:-tophat]
Chad Fabry Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Posted December 18, 2010 Smart would have built the simple solution the first time.
Bain Posted December 18, 2010 Report Posted December 18, 2010 Smart would have built the simple solution the first time. Nah, improvisation and adaptation are the surest signs of brains.
Chad Fabry Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Posted December 18, 2010 Samson 5D air controller Click to Enlarge 43.31Ãâ KB The chain from the cone goes to a lever on the controller. As the water temp drops, the cone is lifted allowing more combustion air. As the water reaches the temp setting, the cone is lowered. It's super simple but it's saving about 20% on wood as compared to the forced air inferno then smoldering choked fire that the electric controls produced. Wide open and full stop isn't as desirable as modulated burn. The cone usually sits just inside the 4" Allis Chalmers cylinder liner intake tube and the draft causes a pleasing rushing sound.
hausdok Posted December 18, 2010 Report Posted December 18, 2010 Does anyone else suspect that Fabry is probably tinkering with a weapons-grade nuclear device made from stuff scraped off the faces of antique wristwatches? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike
Tom Raymond Posted December 18, 2010 Report Posted December 18, 2010 Smart would have built the simple solution the first time. Smart would have been to choose a source of heat that doesn't require endless gobs of hard labor.[:-graduat It is a cool machine though, I wish I was smart enough to check it out when I was there.
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