My fridge has been dealing with the dreaded humms and then the overload clicks. At this point the fridge does cool at all. If I keep it plugged in it will try to turn over but then click after about 15 seconds. Every few minutes it will try again. I purchased from this site a new starter relay with capacitor but when I switch the units out nothing happens. No hum, no click with the new starter. Is it possible that I have a defective new unit? I did the continuity test on the compressor and checked each prong for shorts to the exterior and I think everything looked okay. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Part purchased from this site was a 67005560

-Matt

richappy,

Thank you for the response. I tested as you stated and there is 122 volts going from the blue and white wires. The resistance test came out way off though. I was reading 84 ohms. I am a multimeter newbie so I hope I tested correctly but all the rest of the tests I did came out fine. Does this mean a likely issue with the adaptive defrost board or is that tied to some other problem?

-Matt

Alright, start device is plugged into the compressor with the capacitor. With the blue and white wires unplugged I tested across the spade terminals and got 2.7 ohms. I am not sure about checking voltage with everything plugged in since there is nothing exposed? What is the best way to check the voltage?

Thanks for the quick response.
-Matt