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I have a older magic chef refrigerator/freezer which stopped cooling. It is making a clicking noise at the compressor. I replaced the capacitor which did not fix the problem. I did not replace the overload switch. I tested the terminals for resistance and there was continuance from each terminal to the other 2. No ground continuance demonstrated. Values from two of the terminals was 10 and 9 on the compressor. The last two terminals gave a zero value, however the circuit was closed as the multimeter sound was demonstrated. Thoughts?
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Look at the nameplate, does it have R 12 refrigerant?
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Magic Chef uses R12 refrigerant
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Try a new start ptc device available on this site.
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what about the overload which i did not replace? The start capacitor I did replace. Are you thinking it may be bad?
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It seems like your overload is ok, but if you can get one, replace it. All indications are your start device is blown open.
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Ok i will replace the start capacitor a second time. When i looked up overload switch on this site for parts they had two different switches with no picture of overload? Which should I get for this model?
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Either overload should work if they are for your fridg. The capacitor is a run capacitor, they very rarely fail, you need to replace the start device.
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