Ignoramus28169 wrote:
Things are getting weirder and weirder. My original post is at the bottom.

I have received the replacement relay and capacitor today.

Installed them (it was a 2 minute job).

Plugged in the fridge.

The compressor happily started working normally, mildly vibrating and
indicating in all respects that it is running fine.

Happy after 2 minutes, I turned off the fridge, and reinstalled the
rear insulated covering panel and ground.

Plugged in again and I HEARD THE SAME OLD DREADED BUZZING SOUND. Now,
the compressor motor would not start again! It busses fomr several
seconds and the relay clicks and turns it off.


Yes, this is quite common. You'd think a computer-controlled fridge
would have dealt
with this, but no.... When the compressor has been run, it builds up
pressure, which makes it hard
to restart. That's why they have unloaders on air compressors, but it
is not so easy to do on
a refrigerator. So, you need to give it 5-10 minutes to recover after
the compressor
has been run. You have to let it cool, and the pressure to drain from
the condenser to
the evaporator. When the pressure has equalized and the thermistor is
cold, it should
start OK.

Jon