Comment on 98 degrees upstairs, ac stopped working at 8am.
LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Im sure OP knows what they are doing here but for those that don’t, be careful with capacitors. Especially larger ones like these and bigger as they can hold quite a charge for some time after being unplugged. I personally watched someone shock the shit out of themselves with this exact type of AC compressor. They were showing someone corrosion on the terminals, bridged the connection and ended up putting his arm through a wall from the jolt.
rumba@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Yeah, they’re not to be trifled with. If the one I pulled out was actually capable of still holding voltage, it would have been more of a worry.
It’s all normal electrical safety, Trip the breaker, pull the shut off at the disconnect by the condenser outside, take a picture of the wiring on the cap, ground each terminal with a screwdriver, pull the wires off with insulated pliers. Replace the cap, put the wires back where they belong. Reconnect the disconnect, turn the breaker back on, use the thermostat to call for cooling.
It would be good form to replace the contactor If you have one, but they’re a little harder to find and it’s not usually necessary.