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Post by OldMan on Jun 12, 2020 23:26:42 GMT -6
did you test the 3 leads on the compressor itself? to make sure the compessor is still good? it make be the infamous starter relay/capacitor. this video is informative. I did not ohm out the compressor. If there was a short in the compressor would the fridge get any power? All the fans and lights work.
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Jun 14, 2020 3:39:52 GMT -6
did you test the 3 leads on the compressor itself? to make sure the compessor is still good? it make be the infamous starter relay/capacitor. this video is informative. I did not ohm out the compressor. If there was a short in the compressor would the fridge get any power? All the fans and lights work. If the compressor shorted out, it wouldn't get cold. It would hover around 60 degrees or so.
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Post by OldMan on Jun 14, 2020 13:17:30 GMT -6
I did not ohm out the compressor. If there was a short in the compressor would the fridge get any power? All the fans and lights work. If the compressor shorted out, it wouldn't get cold. It would hover around 60 degrees or so. I just need to break out the voltmeter and verify the compressor is shot. almost positive it is. 30 years was a good run with only replacing the ice cube maker control board. I ordered a new fridge.
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Jun 14, 2020 14:03:12 GMT -6
If the compressor shorted out, it wouldn't get cold. It would hover around 60 degrees or so. I just need to break out the voltmeter and verify the compressor is shot. almost positive it is. 30 years was a good run with only replacing the ice cube maker control board. I ordered a new fridge. 30 years is awesome. pneumatic fridges were built to last; for the past 20 years or so, fridges have gone away from pneumatic to electronic board controlled; boards will crap out before a compressor does. I'm not a appliance or HVAC guy, just know enough about refrigerators to get me in trouble.
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Post by OldMan on Jun 14, 2020 16:39:35 GMT -6
I just need to break out the voltmeter and verify the compressor is shot. almost positive it is. 30 years was a good run with only replacing the ice cube maker control board. I ordered a new fridge. 30 years is awesome. pneumatic fridges were built to last; for the past 20 years or so, fridges have gone away from pneumatic to electronic board controlled; boards will crap out before a compressor does. I'm not a appliance or HVAC guy, just know enough about refrigerators to get me in trouble. Same as me,I know enough to replace some of the electronics but not enough to replace the compressor. I find it kinda fun to take a curb alert fridge and bring it back to life.My last couple of attempts have been big ZEROS as the compressors have been DOA.
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Jun 15, 2020 3:34:46 GMT -6
30 years is awesome. pneumatic fridges were built to last; for the past 20 years or so, fridges have gone away from pneumatic to electronic board controlled; boards will crap out before a compressor does. I'm not a appliance or HVAC guy, just know enough about refrigerators to get me in trouble. Same as me,I know enough to replace some of the electronics but not enough to replace the compressor. I find it kinda fun to take a curb alert fridge and bring it back to life.My last couple of attempts have been big ZEROS as the compressors have been DOA. For a few years at work, I had a nice refrigerator farm. The site would cycle out fridges, free to anyone who wanted them. Probably went thru a half dozen. Lucky to get two years out of them. Put a bandaid on them, like a supco, but they would eventually lose freon or the compressor would crap out. Finally bit the bullet and pick up a garage rated chest freezer and fridge. Been going strong ever sense. Lol
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Post by OldMan on Jun 15, 2020 13:13:07 GMT -6
I just stripped out the ice maker from the old fridge- there is nothing to these things, I thought they were way more complicated than they are. I might post it up on eBay and see what I can get. I know the controller is worth 20 bucks.
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