On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:11:58 -0400, Wes wrote:

Bruce L. Bergman wrote:

Is there any good way to put a new fitting into the side of these
hermetically sealed compressor cans?

I just had another thought that requires a seperate post - Looks like
you lost some oil when it rusted through. You don't want to waste
several hours getting that system all fixed up, only to have the
compressor sieze on you.

Bruce, what is your line of work? One moment I think you are HVAC, the next moment I
think you are an electrician. You are a wealth of knowledge.

Wes

Now, Electrican. Before that, General Construction and I brushed up
on my Framing and Plumbing. Two jobs ago, Heating and Air. Oh, and
before that Central Office Equipment installer (Step and Digital and
Power) and Construction Cable Splicer.

And when other crafts are around, I tend to pay attention. ;-) You
can pick up a lot through careful observation.

Sometimes it is nice to know lots about lots.

And you learn what NOT to do, which is far more important some days.
Like mess with old single-wrap paper insulated telephone cable more
than absolutely necessary - there's a real good reason it's called
"Firecracker Cable". Open up the splice to fix one short or cross and
cause ten more...

The wise man says "mark that one pair bad and be done with it". But
the fool wastes a lot of effort trying to fix the un-fixable, and ends
up three steps back from where he started - with a bunch of angry
customers with dead phone lines, to boot.

-- Bruce --