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Doug Miller

In article . com, wrote:
I am running my window air conditioner on a 20 amp line run directly
to the breaker box. It runs fine for quite a while, through numerous
cycles, then trips the circuit when restarting itself. I am not very
knowlefdgeable in AC, but it seems to me the thermostat is shutting
off the compressor and trying to turn it back on too soon (about a
minute). Does this sound like a defective thermostat or is some other
circuitry involved?

Sounds to me more like the A/C has been loading the circuit too much for too
long, and causing the breaker to trip from overload.

What is the amperage rating on the nameplate of the A/C ?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.