Condenser Fan Motor Wiring Dual Capacitor

Jesse grandbois submitted this tech tip to help make it simple. Well my condenser fan motor stopped working and just would hum and get hot.

I was told it went out so i bought a replacement a aftermarket with the 4 wire and the direction wires and a ground wireand it came with a run capacitor.

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Condenser fan motor wiring dual capacitor. The compressor fan motor and capacitor work together in an air conditioning systems condensing unit. How to wire a condensing fan motor for 3 vs. A review of the components.

I believe i should take the brown fan wire from the motor and put it on the 3 uf capacitor but i am not sure if i should take the orange new motor wire off of the dual run capacitor and put it on the 3uf or put a jumper from the dual common to the new 3uf. Your video was somewhat helpful but went to fast when showing your hookup. This guide will explain how to wire your new condenser fan motor using a four wire setup or a three wire setup when using a single run capacitor or a dual run capacitor.

The wires feeding high voltage electricity to the condensing unit connect to a contactors line voltage terminal and the air conditioning systems low voltage signal wires connect to the contactors coil. Ac fancompressor not. If you recall from our residential cooling season guide outdoor condenser units use a switch called a contactor.

How to wire a run capacitor to a motor blowers condensers sometimes when a blower or condenser fan motor goes bad a technician or even a diyer has issues wiring the new motor and capacitormost motors come with clear instructions or a wiring diagram on the side. Zack psioda explains how many dual run capacitors are wired in heat pump and air conditioner systems. How to hook up an electric motor start or run capacitor.

I installed the fan motor and connected the brwn and brwnwht wires to the capacitor that it came with. This is a quick one on the difference between wiring universal condenser fan motors and why brownwhite is the same wire as white. Hvac training dual run capacitor wiring tradesmans shop talk.

However some people still struggle with the wiring part of the motor to the capacitor. I show you which wires are directly connecting in the motor and. This article gives electric motor start run capacitor installation wiring instructions for electric motor capacitors designed to start run an electric motor such as an ac compressor heat pump compressor or a fan motor and how to wire up a hard starting air conditioner compressor.

4 wires is a common question by new techs. I go over how to eliminate the use of a second run capacitor when replacing a 3 wire condenser fan motor with a 4 wire version. Electric motor start run capacitor instructions.