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May 22, 2014 12:24 PM
Clean all the terminals on the capacitors and the contactor. Did you happen to smell any burned smell?
May 22, 2014 12:24pm
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May 22, 2014 1:05 PM
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May 22, 2014 2:43 PM
I took the contactor off last night and blew it off with the air hose, to get all the bugs and spider webs out. I then lightly filed the terminals since they were a bit rusty. The capacitor is new so the terminals are good there.
May 22, 2014 2:43pm
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May 22, 2014 4:09 PM
WebFire;1618963 wrote:I took the contactor off last night and blew it off with the air hose, to get all the bugs and spider webs out. I then lightly filed the terminals since they were a bit rusty. The capacitor is new so the terminals are good there.
Did you check the 24v on the contactor?
May 22, 2014 4:09pm
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May 22, 2014 4:42 PM
mcburg93;1618985 wrote:Did you check the 24v on the contactor?
Yes 24 was fine and the contactor pulls in. I do have an HVAC guy coming next week, but I'm hoping to get it fixed myself if possible.
May 22, 2014 4:42pm
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May 22, 2014 5:47 PM
Check the inline specs on the rotary girder
May 22, 2014 5:47pm
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May 22, 2014 9:18 PM
WebFire;1618986 wrote:Yes 24 was fine and the contactor pulls in. I do have an HVAC guy coming next week, but I'm hoping to get it fixed myself if possible.

Sorry cant help you more not sure where you are located I could help more if I could look and check it out. If you find what is buzzing that is usually what the problem is. If the readings are all right I would have to trouble shoot it from that point. You can check the micro farads on the capacitors and make sure they are what the system calls for.
May 22, 2014 9:18pm
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May 23, 2014 6:55 AM
lick your fingers and check for voltage. Make sure you use index fingers on both hands and not 2 fingers on the same hand.
May 23, 2014 6:55am
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May 23, 2014 9:26 AM
Appreciate the help mcburg. I'm going to tinker with it more today.
May 23, 2014 9:26am
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May 30, 2014 9:04 AM
So after all that, it was a loose wire somewhere around the compressor itself. He fixed that and charged the system. $125. Not bad considering I thought I'd be spending lots more.
May 30, 2014 9:04am
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May 30, 2014 9:14 AM
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May 30, 2014 9:14am
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May 30, 2014 9:17 AM
WebFire;1620867 wrote:So after all that, it was a loose wire somewhere around the compressor itself. He fixed that and charged the system. $125. Not bad considering I thought I'd be spending lots more.
I wish that's all mine was. I've got a system leak somewhere but R-22 is expensive as fuck (and that would be on top of a leak test and a repair). Just got a quote to replace the damn thing just to see what it would be.
May 30, 2014 9:17am
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May 30, 2014 9:46 AM
ts1227;1620878 wrote:I wish that's all mine was. I've got a system leak somewhere but R-22 is expensive as fuck (and that would be on top of a leak test and a repair). Just got a quote to replace the damn thing just to see what it would be.
Yeah AC isn't cheap at all. Good luck.
May 30, 2014 9:46am
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May 30, 2014 1:30 PM
WebFire;1620887 wrote:Yeah AC isn't cheap at all. Good luck.
If my AC goes down I call the maintenance guy and he fixes it for free.
May 30, 2014 1:30pm
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May 30, 2014 1:32 PM
dlazz;1620978 wrote:If my AC goes down I call the maintenance guy and he fixes it for free.
Yeah, but he probably fucks your cat when you're not looking.
May 30, 2014 1:32pm
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May 30, 2014 1:32 PM
Devils Advocate;1620980 wrote:Yeah, but he probably fucks your cat when you're not looking.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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May 30, 2014 1:32pm
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May 30, 2014 7:47 PM
Devils Advocate;1620980 wrote:Yeah, but he probably fucks your cat when you're not looking.
Then hacks into dlazz.net and uploads the pictures of him fucking the cat.
May 30, 2014 7:47pm