Run Capacitor; To Check/Replace Run Capacitor - Electrolux Side by Side Refrigerator Service Manual

Section C - Electrical Components
5. Use small, flat-bladed screwdriver to disconnect leads to relay assembly.
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On some models you will have to remove bale wire and cover, to gain
access to relay and overload protector.
6. Use ohmmeter to check resistance between tab terminal and female pin
terminal. Overload protector should have less than 1 ohm of resistance at
normal room temperature.
7. If ohm readings are out of range, install new Starter/Overload Assembly.
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The Overload Protector is built into the Starter Overload Assembly.
8. Reverse this procedure to re-assemble.
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When replacing leads to the PTC Relay, ensure the locking tabs snap back
into the terminal.

Run Capacitor

The run capacitor has permanently attached terminals which are connected to
relay terminals 2 and 3.
To Check/Replace The Run Capacitor
1. Disconnect electrical supply to refrigerator.
2. Remove bale wire holding relay to compressor.
2. Use small, flat-bladed screwdriver to disconnect leads to relay assembly.
3. Use flat-bladed screwdriver and gently pry capacitor from relay assembly.
4. Discharge capacitor by shorting across terminals with 500K (1 watt) resistor
for one minute.
5. Use ohmmeter set on the "Ohms times 1000" scale (if available), to check
resistance across capacitor wire terminals.
• The needle should jump towards zero ohms and quickly move back to infinity.
• If the needle does not move, the capacitor is open.
• If the needle reads a constant value at or near zero ohms, the capacitor is
shorted out.
• If the needle jumps toward zero and then moves back to constant high
resistance (not infinity), the capacitor has a high resistance leak.
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