[Ken and Karen]

Thanks for the help. As part of diagnosing a failure of the wash motor to start, I removed and tested the motor start capacitor (Whirlpool part number 3082691). The part tests OK, but I failed to note which lead goes to which terminal (my bad). The leads are color coded and I have the schematics. What I don't have is which terminal on the capacitor is which, They are numbered 1 & 2. I have a 50/50 chance of installing incorrectly and don't like those odds... can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks again!!!!

[denman]

I cannot say for sure but it should not make a difference as this is a non polarized electrolytic capacitor.

--I on the wiring diagram is the positive goes to the blue (board)

--) is the negative goes to the motor's start winding

Not sure why they show the above on the wiring diagram and if there are no markings on the connectors other than 1 and 2 then it is immaterial.

What was the original problem?
How was the capacitor tested?

The only decent way to test a capacitor is with a capacitance tester. A mutimeter does not do a good job of this as it cannot test it at it's operating voltage and often they leak/break down at higher voltage. The multimeter will only tell you if it is a dead short, a full open and that it will take a low voltage charge.