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Austin8214  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:07:25 AM(UTC)
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I hear a clicking sound in the back but the compress does not start. I suspect compressor start capacitor. How do I check to confirm it is bad?
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richappy  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:54:13 AM(UTC)
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Unplug fridg and pull the cover off the side of the compressor. Make a diagram of the wiring. Pull off the start device, if it rattles when shook, it's bad. If you have an ohmmeter, check across the bottom two compressor terminals of the device, if open it's bad. Order a new one here AP4009660
Austin8214  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:00:24 AM(UTC)
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It reads open but if I reverse my meter leads it reads like 3.6 meg ohms. So I assume it is bad.
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:07:13 AM(UTC)
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It reads open but if I reverse my meter leads it reads like 3.6 meg ohms. So I assume it is bad.
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:29:06 AM(UTC)
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Order a new one, comes with instructions.
Austin8214  
#6 Posted : Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:52:09 AM(UTC)
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Ok thanks!
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, June 12, 2013 4:57:20 PM(UTC)
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Well I installed the new one today and it's still doing the same thing. Any other suggestions? Compressor gets hot but I can't say for sure it is running. Does not sound like it is. Is there another overload in the system?
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#8 Posted : Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:13:31 AM(UTC)
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If the condenser tubing does not get hot, your compressor is not running, either damaged start winding, or mechanical lockup.
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#9 Posted : Thursday, June 13, 2013 4:21:35 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: richappy Go to Quoted Post
If the condenser tubing does not get hot, your compressor is not running, either damaged start winding, or mechanical lockup.


Either way I am looking at a bad compressor.
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