Channle balance for Single hung window, non-tilting

A home owner from Los Alamos, Nm says:
Single hung window, non-tilting
Imprint on channel balance is 2240 AD BSI
It is 23" long
Width of channel balance is a bit more than 1/2"
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Bob from SWISCO responded:

Thanks for posting. I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to discern your balance's end attachments in these photos. Could you show us clearer pictures of both end attachments, with the balance removed from the window? We should be able to identify the right balance Series you need. Many thanks.

A home owner from Los Alamos, Nm says:
ok. I took some new ones
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Paul from SWISCO responded:

From your photos, it looks like your balance's top attachment may be broken. Look and compare our top nylon attachment, the 19-005, to one of your good balances. If it matches, you have either a Series 380 or Series 385 Channel Balance. Compare the depth of the bottom balance shoe. If your old balance's shoe is 1" deep, use the S380-23. If it is 1-3/32", use the S385-23. In either case you will need a stamp option of 2240.

A home owner from Los Alamos, Nm says:
New photos for identification are attached.
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Bob from SWISCO responded:

This looks like a different balance than what you showed in your first set of photos. See our Series 370 Channel Balances. Review all the specifications to confirm they match.

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Bob from SWISCO responded:

OK, well if the balances you originally showed us were from the window, then Paul's recommendation is what you need: either the S380-23 or S385-23. As Paul noted, it looks like the top nylon attachment of that balance was damaged (our 19-005). 

The depth of the nylon shoe is the distance from the 'heel-to-toe' of the shoe. If it's more than 1" but less than 1-1/8", then I'm confident this is a Series 385. You can see the dimensions of the Series 385 shoe on the 15-004 product page, and the dimensions of the Series 380 shoe on the 15-005 product page. But frankly the other dimensions you mention, such as width with and without wings or height, are irrelevant to balance function. That's why we only ask for the depth; that's the only thing that really distinguishes the Series 380 and the Series 385, and the only thing that impacts their compatibility with your jamb track. 

A home owner from Los Alamos, Nm says:
The last pictures are from a replacement I got at a local store. I though it was wrong. I went there because I was confused about what you wrote: "Compare the depth of the bottom balance shoe. If your old balance's shoe is 1" deep, use the S380-23. If it is 1-3/32", use the S385-23. In either case you will need a stamp option of 2240."

3/32" is about 2 mm, which is very little. I am not sure exactly how to measure this. From the outside to the outside my shoe is a bit more than 1" a little less than 1/8 more, which should be 3/32. So i guess it is 1-3/32". Can you provide me the other dimensions of the S385-23 and S380-23 shoes i.e. length (i.e. along the rod) and width with and without the wings?
A home owner from Los Alamos, Nm says:
If I start measuring on the inside of the plastic on the wing side of the show it is 1", If I start measuring from the outside of the plastic it is 1-3/16. So I guess that is my real questions. I can't tell from your pictures where it is measured.
Where do you start measuring on the wing side of the shoe, on the outside or inside.
This makes the difference between 385 and 380 and is about 3/16.
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Bob from SWISCO responded:

You include the wings in the measurement--so on the 'outside'. If it's a bit greater than 1", then I think the S385 is the closer match. 

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