Yes Carl that is a concern to me ,because I would never part with this old fridge and although its still running fine, I'm not sure who could fix it if the day came that it stopped working. Its my only fridge and it is my daily driver . During the summer months I have to defrost it about once a month.
Im told that vintage Crosley fridge parts are available in America and I had a bit of a look on line and it seems to be true.
Its a bit silly being so set in my ways regarding my fridge, after all its just an item ,but ive had it a long time

What may be of importance to tradies, is a recall of Clipsal Meter boxes & I have one of the duds. Apparently some little Indian (that's where it's made) has put a non compliant earth wire in a whole big batch of them.

Apparently if a live wire hits the metalwork it can become alive (no return). Fortunately mine is attached to two steel poles, currently in damp ground. Hopefully Schneider are going to pay for any rectification work. This is not one easily returned; It is a distributor.

One feeder, the meter, 4 cable sets to four sheds. One shed then feeds to the house from its box (used to build the house), house has a sub box feeding off it. There's around 600m+ of underground cable.

Re ex Japanese wartime gear.

My father brought back with him from New Guinea where he was with AEME (now RAEME) a Japanese lead light with cast aluminium bulb surround and rubber cord. We used this (240V) up until the late eighties when it finally showed signs of perishing in the outer black rubber sheath (fine cracks when bent). Why did we persist with this old thing - even in the middle of winter it remained flexible and there was no fight coiling and uncoiling as with modern plastic insulated leads.

It continued in service as a 24V lead light but disappeared in a garage cleanout.

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Hi, Thats a shame it has been lost ,bit of family history to it.
I had family in new Guinea as well, they came back , only last night I was looking at the Raaf on you tube in New Guinea.
The Japanese Drill press I had was not working and I was going to repair it .I think originally it was powered from the Lathe.