I think I found the part #. Appears to be GE 97F5360, but
I Google it and get nothing.

Any/all advice re replacement part much appreciated.

Puddin'

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:52:39 GMT, lefty wrote:

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:24:33 GMT, Puddin' Man
wrote:
Ifthe capacitor (round silver cyliner w/three wires on it - probably)
is shot...you'll only get a hum at most. Means that you aren't
getting enuf power surge to kick either the fan or the compressor
over. There should be a label on the side of the capacitor -
Careful..they can hold a charge for a long time..
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:57:02 GMT, lefty wrote:

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:08:11 GMT, Puddin' Man
wrote:
Check the low voltage relay tp insure its pulling in and the contacts
are good. Then go to the capacitor... if it's dual pole (probably)
you can replace... a good indicator of the capacitor is that neither
the fan nor compressor pump come on.

Thanks. I've been cleaning contacts, re-wirenutting, etc.

It's getting lo-voltage to the Condensing Unit.
Neither the fan nor compressor pump comes on.

What does the capacitor look like? Big cylindrical-
shaped thing?

In the middle of the CU elec. box is a spring-actuated
device (solenoid?). With no power on, it actuates easily
with finger pressure. When the Tstat calls for cool, it
freezes up. If I try to push it in, the device hums.

I've got simple and reliable notions about things like
open/closed circuits, voltage and amperage, but I admit
to a grand level of ignorance as regards the myriad
zillions of elec. devices (large and small) in the field. :-)

Thanks,
Puddin'

Old Carrier central AC

Greetings,

I'll keep the sob story short/sweet. Outa work 5 years.
Life-Its-Ownself onna shoestring.

21 year-old 2-ton Carrier AC ("Round One") on a little
bungalow in the midwest. AC did OK for most of the summer.

I set the thermostat for air. The little lite comes on,
the blower blows. Nothing happens at the Condensing Unit.
This happened some years ago and I had to repair an elec.
connection, so I tested each connection (some corroded) on
the CU. Checked wire nuts on the 220 v. connections. No help.

Unit has 150 psi equalized pressure. I believe this is
sufficient to start the compressor. I have a little R-22.

Checked, tripped, reset the breaker. No help.

Can't really think of anyting else to focus on. Tstat
seems to call for compressor. Compressor no go. Near as
I can tell, it doesn't even click. Has to be an elec. failure
of some sort?

If a good AC trouble-shooter could suggest some additional
things to test or has some idea what the problem might be,
I'd be eternally grateful. Service call is out of the
question: gotta do my po' self.

Thanks,
Puddin'
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