My physics teacher caught me daydreaming in class the day we were discussing capacitors. He called my name and tossed me a large can capacitor. I batted it back to him with my notebook. I may have been a crappy student, but I wasn't dumb.
Home A/C trouble - need advice
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Many start caps will sometime give you a warning as it will start to get a slight swell on the bottom which should be very flat.
Guess I was fortunate to have grown up with an attic fan. In Port Arthur when you woke up your pillow was yellow from the refinery sulfur that was sucked in the window from that fan and it was wet from the moist night air.
Made us healthy I guess.
Guess I was fortunate to have grown up with an attic fan. In Port Arthur when you woke up your pillow was yellow from the refinery sulfur that was sucked in the window from that fan and it was wet from the moist night air.
Made us healthy I guess.
Had this happen to me a couple years ago. According to the research I did, the capacitors go out as quickly or more quickly than the motors, so if you replace the motor, be sure to replace the capacitor as well. It's maybe the cheapest A/C fix there is, so you're lucky to that degree.
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If it is dead, it wont discharge. but yes try shorting it to be sure.
jordanmills
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Yep. I learned to keep spares for the well pump and the AC.
Well, new cap, and about 30 mins ago the unit did the same thing.
When the unit cycled on, I could see the fan try to move, but it wouldn’t.
Got it going again by poking it with another twig.
Looks like I’m replacing a fan tomorrow.
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When the unit cycled on, I could see the fan try to move, but it wouldn’t.
Got it going again by poking it with another twig.
Looks like I’m replacing a fan tomorrow.
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It's easier than automotive repairs.
Good luck.
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You might try squirting some WD-40 down the spindle of the fan motor to see if you can get something to lube the bearings. You don't want to do that to a motor that is working, but since you're looking to replace it any way, try it out.
Was actually gonna try that
So I let it cool down for about a half-hour.
Took the grille off so I could access the motor/fan. It all seems good and right...but the motor itself was freakishly hot.
Let it cool down a bit more, motor is still hot as hell but the fan at least came on.
I’m going to run it for a bit while I’m downstairs, then shut it off when I go to bed.
I can’t risk cooking my compressor, gonna snag a new fan motor first thing in the morning.
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So I let it cool down for about a half-hour.
Took the grille off so I could access the motor/fan. It all seems good and right...but the motor itself was freakishly hot.
Let it cool down a bit more, motor is still hot as hell but the fan at least came on.
I’m going to run it for a bit while I’m downstairs, then shut it off when I go to bed.
I can’t risk cooking my compressor, gonna snag a new fan motor first thing in the morning.
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pronstar,
OFF TOPIC but you may be interested in knowing that I'm likely about to SELF-import a one owner/low mileage/rust-FREE "black market" 1985 Mercedes W123 gas sedan with manual 5-speed from Europe.
Straight six engine, maroon/maroon, manual sun-roof, manual windows, fabric interior & manual "everything else", too.
(That 4-dr sedan will likely outlast me, too, as the manual/manual/Euro-spec W123 sedans are TANKS.)
yours, satx
OFF TOPIC but you may be interested in knowing that I'm likely about to SELF-import a one owner/low mileage/rust-FREE "black market" 1985 Mercedes W123 gas sedan with manual 5-speed from Europe.
Straight six engine, maroon/maroon, manual sun-roof, manual windows, fabric interior & manual "everything else", too.
(That 4-dr sedan will likely outlast me, too, as the manual/manual/Euro-spec W123 sedans are TANKS.)
yours, satx
You’re right...I’m interested!
The W123 and subsequent W124 models are considered by many to be “peak automobiles” and a great tribute to the engineering and reliability MB used to put into their cars.
The base Euro-spec cars were definitely the best.
She sounds like a real winner
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You’re right...I’m interested!
The W123 and subsequent W124 models are considered by many to be “peak automobiles” and a great tribute to the engineering and reliability MB used to put into their cars.
The base Euro-spec cars were definitely the best.
She sounds like a real winner
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pronstar,
ALL that I plan to do to the W123 saloon when it arrives, other than routine maintenance, is replace the "somewhat worn" (IF they really ARE "showing wear") fabric seats with maroon LEATHER seats out of a low mileage/"totaled" 300D, that I found by accident near Austin.
I also will likely replace the original Am/FM radio with a NICE (maybe SONY) AM/FM/CD stereo.
(When I was stationed in BRD, I had a "manual everything" W123 saloon.)
yours, satx
Are those seats leather or MB Tex (vinyl)?
Most MB’s from that era had MB Tex, which I actually prefer. It lasts and looks great decades later
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pronstar,
Real LEATHER & the MB only had ABOUT 30k miles when it was WRECKED. - I like LEATHER, as it feels/looks GOOD, IF YOU CARE FOR IT.
(For a DD, MB-TEX is great, though.)
yours, satx
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Back on topic.
Back in the old days, fan motors had oil ports. A little oil every spring and they fan bearings lasted a long time.
Don't think any today come with that. Most of the motors are coming out of China now and are complete junk.
Back in the old days, fan motors had oil ports. A little oil every spring and they fan bearings lasted a long time.
Don't think any today come with that. Most of the motors are coming out of China now and are complete junk.
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