brassplyer wrote:
Trane central air unit quit doing its thing (recently made another
post about it) and I finally cracked open the housing.

Here are some pics - front and rear of a capacitor and a pano of the
electronics. Am I mistaken or is the cap leaking stuff out that it's
not supposed to be leaking? If so, under what heading in the yellow
pages should I be looking for replacement pieces?

http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/3/.../cap_front.jpg

http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/3/...4/cap_rear.jpg

http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/3/...lectronics.jpg


Anything else you see that stands out as being obviously bad or
suspicious? I can take closeups of anything you want a better look at.

Thanks for all input.

That fan run capacitor looks like the crimp on the top is damaged
and leaking. Those things cost less than $10 around here. The start
capacitor terminals and top looks burned from what I can see in the
picture. That capacitor is less than $20 in this area. If you found
critters in the control box, the circuit board could have been damaged
and that's the most expensive item $60-$100. If you can't get an HVAC
supply house to sell to you, try an electric motor sales and rewind
company. Either supply houses will have a capacitor tester and most
will be glad to test the capacitor for you. Dress like a working man
and you may get away with it. If you show up wearing an Izod knit
shirt, white shorts and deck shoes, the city sales crew might get
suspicious. *snicker*

TDD