Originally Posted by
greytruck
Good to know it wasnt just my luck on those. There are a few compressor brands i knew not to open. Cant think of them right now its been a while.
The guys at my old yard said their buyer dont want any Lg brand fridge compressors since they were aluminum wound. i know newer samsung fridge ones are also no good too.
Thanks for the heads up on Lg & Samsung. I'll keep an eye open for any that come in and then crack them open after the
Freon has been removed. It's getting pretty easy to do the sealed units now. The hardest part was figuring out how to manage the oil so that it doesn't make a mess of the shop. I found it's a whole lot easier not to drain the oil first. Just keep the unit upright and fasten it down to the bench or sawhorse with a couple of GRK framing screws. Cut the upper part off ... about an inch above the weld ... with a 1/16" cutoff wheel. Pull the stator / compressor assembly and set that on some cardboard to absorb any residual oil. You're basically left with a bowl 1/3 filled with oil. You can just pour that out into a 5 gallon collection bucket.
You can maybe get the basic breakdown done in about five minutes or so. Processing the stators is a few minutes more but the windings easily come out as one piece after you cut the crown off.
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