On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:22:42 -0700 (PDT), ransley
wrote:



Im no electrician or AC pro but I would use a clamp on amp meter at
the panel and if load isnt about what is stated on the unit I would

Don't I have to somehow separate the black and white wires to measure
current with a clamp-on? So I can go around just one of them.
Woudln't that be a lot of work?

call a pro now, if the breaker was cutting out at a low load I would
put in a new breaker and hope its a bad breaker. I would not feel safe
running it until I knew the issue. Just last night the fire dept was
called to my neighbors house for the AC system smelling like smoke,
alot of components could be in question on a system, you shouldnt be
guessing.

Thanks for replying. I turned off the outside breaker and the inside
one reset with no problem.

While I'm outside, the young wman next door has guys there replacing
her compressor. They have to go to their next job and won't look at
my unit, but tell me it's the compressor.

They're going to give me an estimate for a new AC and furnace.

My next door neibhor also has original AC and furance from 31 years
ago, and I believe all the families who lived there used their AC a
lot. Carrier, fwiw. Though that's not the brand they're replacing it
with. She's keeping her furnace.