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awemawson:
You are right Steve - it's the journey I enjoy, not necessarily the end product. A bit like the question 'why do you climb mountains' Ans : 'cos they're there !

Anyway: :ddb: Chiller issue now resolved :ddb:

It was high resistance contacts on the thermostat. A bit of contact cleaner and tweaked the trip point up and down a few times and it's back working. It has probably sat for years with open contacts awaiting that hot spell to close and start the compressor, and when it did the contacts had oxidised. Must have been quite a build up as the coil it switches is 415v, so a good wetting voltage you'd think.

Now as the cabinet doors are still off it is trying to chill the entire workshop, and drying the air, producing a stream of condensate from its run off pipe such that I've had to put a bucket under it. Long term I'll plumb it outside, and duct the hot exhaust air outside as well (perhaps with a diverter flap to inside for the winter!)

Pete.:
What I want to know is - how did you convince a stranger to let you wander around his workshop for two days distracting his operators and drinking all his tea? :D

awemawson:
No convincing needed - he invited me. I'd been told by a machine tool dealer that he had the Traubs and I rang him to ask for help.
We've arrived in the area (staying here tonight) and I'm writing this sitting in the wife's motor home overlooking the River Nene watching the Geese billing and cooing.
One of those odd coincidences happened today. We drove past this chaps factory to see where it is on the way up. Turns out the very next door unit is occupied by a company run by a fellow I've never met but corresponded with in newsgroups for many years. John S will know him - Peter Forbes. So I'll call in tomorrow and pay him a visit.

John Stevenson:
Yes another odd coincidence is that I have to belt down to Northants tomorrow, NN6 area, to pick a wood burning stove up.
With all these thunderstorms the temp has dropped from high 34 to low 32, can't be having with all this cold weather.

For all those that like a bit of steam punk.

Bluechip:
That's nice, John ... :thumbup:

All we need now is a piccy or two of you in your Marigolds sloshing Zebo on it ... :D

Dave BC

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