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	Brand: Gibson	Age: 5 - 10 years
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jrd1966		#1 Posted : Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:00:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/9/2012(UTC) Posts: 4		My Gibson Upright Freezer compressor sparks and runs for 2-3 seconds and shuts down. What do you expect might be the problem? Thanks.


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Gene		#2 Posted : Thursday, August 9, 2012 4:09:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert, Administrators Joined: 7/19/2007(UTC) Posts: 27,455 Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Sounds like the compressor motor is shorted out. Gene.


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richappy		#3 Posted : Friday, August 10, 2012 3:23:40 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		You could have burnt pins on the compressor terminals. You might need a dremell grinder to clean them up, plus a new start device kit. If you have an ohmeter, check the compressor pins for a short to ground.


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jrd1966		#4 Posted : Friday, August 10, 2012 4:56:34 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 8/9/2012(UTC) Posts: 4		Originally Posted by: richappy You could have burnt pins on the compressor terminals. You might need a dremell grinder to clean them up, plus a new start device kit. If you have an ohmeter, check the compressor pins for a short to ground. I will do both. I have Ohmeter but not that good with it. What pins do I use? Thanks for the help.


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