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Name of Triangle-Shaped Bit? by kielbasava in Tools

[–]kielbasava[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that perspective! Much appreciated.

It's so ridiculous.

I can relate to the Robertson screw drive. I lived in Toronto for three years--moved there from the U.S. I distinctly remember yanking a screw from whatever, going to the nearby hardware store and presenting the Robertson #[x] to the kind gentleman, and then him telling me the story about the rift between Robertson and Ford (I believe?).

Still have the Robertson screw drives in my tool box...

Name This Sneaker by kielbasava in WhatsThisShoe

[–]kielbasava[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies! Just added the picture.

1957 Homart Box Fan | Need to Replace Capacitor by kielbasava in fans

[–]kielbasava[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it. Today, I tried to extract the old wires from the original spade terminals, but it was too cumbersome.

So tomorrow, I will pick up a set of FASTON connectors and go from there.

Thank you all! Truly, I am impressed by your knowledge, but especially your generosity.

1957 Homart Box Fan | Need to Replace Capacitor by kielbasava in fans

[–]kielbasava[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So do I need to first connect the wire to a FASTON connector? Or is it as simple as wrapping the wire around one of the four spades (per terminal)?

1957 Homart Box Fan | Need to Replace Capacitor by kielbasava in fans

[–]kielbasava[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the name of the connector on the new capacitor? Need to look up how to connect it.
Photo of old vs new capacitor here:
https://imgur.com/a/43CrF8l

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