"Pop" wrote in message
...
Yeah, you said that already, Oscar. You also ignored other
poster's who advised, correctly, that the most likely culprit is
the capacitor itself.
It's POSSIBLE there is another problem, yes, but it's not that
expensive, nor that hard, to start with the cap, which, 99 of 100
times, is the culprit, especially when it's equipment that lives
outdoors.
HOW to tell if something else had gone bad or some things to
check out or where to get them checked, etc etc would make a
good post; yours is simply sour grapes and ego. Sorry, but
that's my opinion.

PopS


How in the hell can you diagnose a problem like this over the internet? Why
in the hell would you advise him to just start replacing parts without a
proper diagnosis? People like you are HACKS. I'll bet your whole house is
full of "ozark engineering" stuff, where you think it is OK to take
shortcuts and avoid proper installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
I'll bet you have never opened a code book or got something inspected. You
and your types should be imprisoned for the danger that you place your
families in.

I guess now you are going to spout some bull**** about how a capacitor
doesn't cost much, and if it blows, then you can try replacing the motor or
the wiring or such. However, you have not done any diagnosis to find the
cause of the problem--you have just started the never-ending cycle of
throwing parts at it. Now the unit may run, but it may not run right, or it
may be very inefficient, or it may actually be deadly. You will probably
blame the installer or the brand, but it will never occur to you that YOU
are the problem, and your CHEAPNESS and STUBBORNESS are what burned your
house down, or electrocuted the neighbors child.

HOW TO TELL HOW SOMETHING IS BAD OR WHERE TO GO is to get someone with the
training, the experience, the licensing, and the saavy to do the job
correctly. Just throwing parts at it isn't gonna cut it.

No sour grapes here. I am just sick and tired of ****ing idiots like you
who spout off as though you know everything there is to know and you
self-proclaim yourself as being a fount of knowleged on the internet, when
in reality your advice costs people money and maybe also kills them.









"Oscar_Lives" wrote in message
news:hCfZe.400649$xm3.131892@attbi_s21...
: Better be sure to repair the problem that caused the capacitor
to blow in
: the first place before putting in a new one. The OP was lucky
it was just
: the capacitor that blew--it could have been a lot worse...
:
:
: "Pop" wrote in message
: ...
: Bring the cap to a local repair shop; they'll have
replacements
: laying around.
:
:
: "r1013" wrote in message
: ups.com...
: A breaker tripped yesterday which goes to the AC unit. I
reset
: it and
: it was working last night and this morning. This afternoon
when
: I got
: home from work, it was tripped again. I reset it and it
tripped
: back
: again.. I tried two more times and the AC unit finally cut
on. I
: looked out the back door and smoke was coming from the
unit!!!..
: I
: flipped the breaker off.. and when I took the panel off the
: unit.. the
: capacitor was smoking and of the three connections.. one was
: black and
: melted..
:
: Its simple to replace it.. if I find another.. Is this a
: situation
: where I should replace it.. or does it sound like another
: problem?
:
: I appreciate any suggestions
:
: All the words on the unit are faded except the word Goodman.
:
: Here is the info off the capacitor:
: Dielektrol Capacitor
: 97F5368
: 010000AFC 89-27Z112
: 242808-30
: 9457-5400
: CAPACITOR, 35 MFD, 440VAC, CAN, FILM COMPOSITION, ±6%
TOLERANCE
:
: I looked on the internet for another one but I only came up
with
: one
: site that carried it.. and they had a 25 qty order limit??
:
:
:
: