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Posted by Ralph Mowery on October 21, 2007, 8:34 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
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> The capacitor looks like this one.
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> http://www.appliancepartsworldwide.com/Products/198659.JPG
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> 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?
>
>
To discharge the capacitor you can just put a metal screwdriver across the
terminals holding onto the handle of the screwdriver. As pointed out
usually the AC capacitors don't hold a charge, or much of one.
A quick check of them is to take them out of the circuit and connect one of
the older analog multimeters to it. Set the ohm meter to a high range. The
meter should go toward the zero ohm mark and drift back to a very high value
showing an almost open circuit. If the meter stays at or near the zero ohms
the capacitor is shorted and bad. If the meter does not move toward the
zero ohms, it may be open and bad.
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