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Frigidaire Freezer repair? Oren 10-21-2007
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Posted by Oren on October 21, 2007, 4:36 pm
Frigidaire Freezer MFU14M2GW1 1999 model.

This freezer was left by the previous owner and has worked perfectly;
until today. After some reading I think I can fix it for less than
fifty dollars.

I found the controller/starter (?) was burnt badly after removing it.
Looks exactly like this one.

http://www.appliancepartsworldwide.com/Products/210829.JPG

The capacitor looks like this one.

http://www.appliancepartsworldwide.com/Products/198659.JPG

Would the burnt controller damage the capacitor? I found some info
stating the capacitor needs to be discharged to test it for
continuity. Any "easy" ways to discharge it?

Thanks.

--
Oren

"I wouldn't even be here if my support group hadn't beaten me up."

Posted by Joe on October 21, 2007, 7:17 pm

>snip<

I found some info
> stating the capacitor needs to be discharged to test it for
> continuity. Any "easy" ways to discharge it?

Connect a shorting wire from one terminal to the other (cautiously).
Capacitors operating in AC environments don't build up nasty charges
like DC units, but testing must nonetheless be done with zero voltage
differential. Do some research on capacitor testing before proceeding.
It's actually pretty straightforward common sense stuff. HTH

joe


Posted by Red Green on October 21, 2007, 7:54 pm
@t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

>
>>snip<
>
> I found some info
>> stating the capacitor needs to be discharged to test it for
>> continuity. Any "easy" ways to discharge it?
>
> Connect a shorting wire from one terminal to the other (cautiously).
> Capacitors operating in AC environments don't build up nasty charges
> like DC units, but testing must nonetheless be done with zero voltage
> differential. Do some research on capacitor testing before proceeding.
> It's actually pretty straightforward common sense stuff. HTH
>
> joe
>

Put a hot dog across the terminals. Heck, you can cook a hot dog by
putting test leads in each end of it then plug into AC. Should handle a
cap huh?!



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Posted by Oren on October 21, 2007, 9:08 pm
wrote:

>@t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com:
>
>>
>>>snip<
>>
>> I found some info
>>> stating the capacitor needs to be discharged to test it for
>>> continuity. Any "easy" ways to discharge it?
>>
>> Connect a shorting wire from one terminal to the other (cautiously).
>> Capacitors operating in AC environments don't build up nasty charges
>> like DC units, but testing must nonetheless be done with zero voltage
>> differential. Do some research on capacitor testing before proceeding.
>> It's actually pretty straightforward common sense stuff. HTH
>>
>> joe
>>
>
>Put a hot dog across the terminals. Heck, you can cook a hot dog by
>putting test leads in each end of it then plug into AC. Should handle a
>cap huh?!

Sounds like a stinger!

"STINGER: A> (An emersion heater); A device consisting of an
electrical cord and a coil of metal that when plugged into a wall
socket, and emerged in water, will bring the water to a boil."

--
Oren

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them to the critics."

Posted by Oren on October 21, 2007, 9:21 pm

>
>>snip<
>
> I found some info
>> stating the capacitor needs to be discharged to test it for
>> continuity. Any "easy" ways to discharge it?
>
>Connect a shorting wire from one terminal to the other (cautiously).

A screwdriver would short the capacitor, but will this damage it
(cap), because of the arc? I'm not worried so much about the
screwdriver :)

>Capacitors operating in AC environments don't build up nasty charges
>like DC units, but testing must nonetheless be done with zero voltage
>differential. Do some research on capacitor testing before proceeding.
>It's actually pretty straightforward common sense stuff. HTH
>
>joe

I already have the parts off and ready to replace. I may not need a
cap, I just don't know if the burnt controller/starter may have
damaged the capacitor....

--
Oren

"Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing
them to the critics."

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