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A[C START CAPACITOR

May 31, 2019, 09:30:25 am

Yahoo Message Number: 117847

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HELLO ALL, WE HAVE A 2000 MAGNA AND THE REAR AC IS HAVING A PROBLEM STARTING,I CAN HEAR THE COMP TRYING TO START,6 SECONDS TRY AGAIN SAME, THEN IT WILL START AND RUN FINE TILL IT RECYCLE AGAIN.HAS ANYONE CHANGE OUT THE START CAP, AND IF SO WHAT SIZE CAP WAS IT .I TRY CALLING DOMETIC PENGUIN THEY WERE NO HELP FOR THE CAP SIZE THANKS CHARLES 5886

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Re: A[C START CAPACITOR

Reply #1 – June 01, 2019, 07:50:23 am

Yahoo Message Number: 117850

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Here are the capacitor specs for our Penguin.

Dual Run Cap: 20 + 10 uF (MFD) plus or minus 10% and 370 VAC
3.675" long X 1.980" diameter

Motor Start Cap: 47-56 uF (MFD) and 250 VAC
3.380" long X 1.440" diameter

Here's a thread on iRV2 that I started about replacing the caps.

http://www.irv2.com/forums/f112/dometic-penguin-heat-pump-repair-316450.html

FWIW

Dave M. 2002 Affinity #6103

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Re: A[C START CAPACITOR

Reply #2 – June 01, 2019, 11:28:53 am

Yahoo Message Number: 117852

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Hey Charles-

I had the same issue on my 2000 CC Allure - maybe same A/C?

The installed capacitorwas not readily available, and after talking to
some electricians, I bought and installed from Grainger:
Motor Dual Run Cap,25/10 MFD,370-440V
Item no: 30D596

Been using it now since April 2017, so 2+ years.

Wes Owens

2000 CC Allure 36' #30443
Currently in Sierra Vista, AZ

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