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David Combs David Combs is offline
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Default A/C ~10Kbtu/hr -- tries 10 or 20 times before compressor turns on.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Typically 10% or so voltage drop is too much. Try a different socket,
might have to go and buy a good electric socket. May also help to wire
brush the terminals on the plug. If you're electrically minded, you
can also check the herm side of the dual capacitor, and see if it's

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not that I'm going to try it,
but what is the "herm" side?

And I didn't even know that AC's *had* capacitors!

got enough farads.

How much is "enough"? How do you tell?

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Thanks!