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Is my A/C capacitor dying?? royalmp2001 10-06-2006
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Posted by PrecisionMachinisT on October 6, 2006, 8:52 pm

>
> >No definitely not capacitor check your Tst. and other wiring.
> >Dido
> >
> Can someone please lend me the decoding machine so I can figure out
> what he just said?
>


He's lost and his village is missing him....

--

SVL




Posted by Mo Hoaner on October 6, 2006, 6:36 pm

> My a/c appears to be dying.
> When the thermostat turns on, the system does not always crank up
> immediately - sometimes not at all..

It could be low on gas. Have tried applying the choke before cranking it up?

> Last night it was dead so I left the breakers off overnight and when I
> went to turn them on this morning the system worked fine and brought
> the temperature down to the thermostat setting. Then once it turned
> off and the temperature started to rise it would not turn on again.

Maybe the battery is bad. Down there in Miami, they only last about three
years.

> I replaced the thermostat batteries, and even replaced the thermostat
> itself.....no luck.
> Perhaps the capacitor is going bad...what do you think?
> The inside unit is 3 years old and the outside unit is somewhat older.

There you go.... It's the battery.

> Right now we are strapped for cash to get a pro come and take a look so
> I am hoping I could do something myself.

No cash, so, you went out and bought a thermostat? Wait.... It probably is
the thermostat. When you put the new thermostat in, did you get one that
runs the same protocol? You know, Goodman runs I2C, Lennox runs SPI,
Carrier, and Trane run MODBUS.


> Any ideas ?- could it be the capacitor ?....how can I test it.? I
> have a multimeter and some electronics knowledge.
> Thanks

I have lot's of ideas. If you think it's the capacitor, go on out and buy
one. I know.... The parts store won't take it back when you find out it's
not that like Lowes, or the Depot took the stat back. There's alot of things
it might be. If you don't F the unit up too bad, one of the items on the
long list of what "could" be bad might even still be under warranty.
Remember that while you're playing.



Posted by Al Moran on October 6, 2006, 8:28 pm
wrote:

>My a/c appears to be dying.
>When the thermostat turns on, the system does not always crank up
>immediately - sometimes not at all..
>Last night it was dead so I left the breakers off overnight and when I
>went to turn them on this morning the system worked fine and brought
>the temperature down to the thermostat setting. Then once it turned
>off and the temperature started to rise it would not turn on again.
>
>I replaced the thermostat batteries, and even replaced the thermostat
>itself.....no luck.
>Perhaps the capacitor is going bad...what do you think?
>The inside unit is 3 years old and the outside unit is somewhat older.
>Right now we are strapped for cash to get a pro come and take a look so
>I am hoping I could do something myself.
>Any ideas ?- could it be the capacitor ?....how can I test it.? I
>have a multimeter and some electronics knowledge.
>Thanks


What do I think? You are strapped for cash? Just do what I did, spend
the next two days in Reno.

Posted by Noon-Air on October 6, 2006, 8:50 pm

> My a/c appears to be dying.
> When the thermostat turns on, the system does not always crank up
> immediately - sometimes not at all..
> Last night it was dead so I left the breakers off overnight and when I
> went to turn them on this morning the system worked fine and brought
> the temperature down to the thermostat setting. Then once it turned
> off and the temperature started to rise it would not turn on again.
>
> I replaced the thermostat batteries, and even replaced the thermostat
> itself.....no luck.
> Perhaps the capacitor is going bad...what do you think?
> The inside unit is 3 years old and the outside unit is somewhat older.
> Right now we are strapped for cash to get a pro come and take a look so
> I am hoping I could do something myself.
> Any ideas ?- could it be the capacitor ?....how can I test it.? I
> have a multimeter and some electronics knowledge.
> Thanks

I have electronics knowledge, but I don't work on my own TV.... or my own
computer. I know when to call a pro. I guess thats beyond your
comprehension. The cost of the service call will probably be about the same
as what you paid for the t-stat, batteries, the trip to the big box store,
your time, etc.



Posted by PrecisionMachinisT on October 7, 2006, 2:54 am

>
> > My a/c appears to be dying.
> > When the thermostat turns on, the system does not always crank up
> > immediately - sometimes not at all..
> > Last night it was dead so I left the breakers off overnight and when I
> > went to turn them on this morning the system worked fine and brought
> > the temperature down to the thermostat setting. Then once it turned
> > off and the temperature started to rise it would not turn on again.
> >
> > I replaced the thermostat batteries, and even replaced the thermostat
> > itself.....no luck.
> > Perhaps the capacitor is going bad...what do you think?
> > The inside unit is 3 years old and the outside unit is somewhat older.
> > Right now we are strapped for cash to get a pro come and take a look so
> > I am hoping I could do something myself.
> > Any ideas ?- could it be the capacitor ?....how can I test it.? I
> > have a multimeter and some electronics knowledge.
> > Thanks
>
> I have electronics knowledge, but I don't work on my own TV.... or my own
> computer. I know when to call a pro. I guess thats beyond your

Aww come on, nooner you piddle around with it at least a few minutes, man.


> comprehension. The cost of the service call will probably be about the
same
> as what you paid for the t-stat, batteries, the trip to the big box store,
> your time, etc.

Agreed--and here is EXACTLY where the buck stops....unless one is onna
fucking goddamned jihad for knowledge...unfortunately, usually theres a
whole hell a lotta basics need covered befor one even gets a friigen
glimpse.

Only an idiot spends his time and money on anything more than a fuse or
somesuch when he finds himself in a similar situation...this particularily
true when it comes to consumer commoditys now adays.

===

Fixed a old telephone set the other day...dial-type...the damned switch
wouldn't go off-hook...

Soooo..

Ya gonna eventually be proud of me someday, SatEVE ?

--

SVL




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