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- MooneyAviatorExplorerThanks, Ill still get up there and check as soon as I have the time.
- MooneyAviatorExplorerOk, took the cover off, here is what it is:
- MooneyAviatorExplorerI see the optional capacitor is not there. Right?
- Chris_BryantExplorer IIThat does not have a start kit installed. The problem with using a Honda EU2000 is that it is so marginal that you may be able to get it to start sometimes, but if you go up in altitude at all, or it get hot, even the running watts will be over the rating- remember, it is only a 1600 watt generator.
- j-dExplorer IIWhile you're in there, do Chris' Cleanup Process on it.
Correct, no Start Kit. Compressor Run Cap is on the Left, Fan Run Cap is on the right. There's a review somewhere showing how Dometic's kit does the best startup work. Chris says the OEM Coleman Start Kit is better than SUPCO SPP6E, but he recommends the "E" series over the series like SPP6. Coleman also had a Start Kit that was Capacitor plus PTCR as opposed to plus Relay. Only the Relay/Cap setup is shown on your yellow wiring diagram. Our diagram shows both that setup and the PTCR version, but both are optional.
Notice that even though there's a relay, a capacitor and a handful of wires, only two wires (shown dashed/broken since the feature's an option) end up on the Compressor Run Capacitor Terminals. Other than securing the device in place, all the "wiring" takes is to push a connector onto the two Run Cap terminals, and there is no polarity issue. That would hold for Coleman parts and the two SUPCO devices. I do not know how the Dometic kit connects. - MooneyAviatorExplorerok, thanks all, Ill look for the dometic kit first, then the SPP6E
- Chris_BryantExplorer IIHe meant Coleman- the real start relay is part number 1497-4131 for the relay, 1497-0891 for the capacitor. Both come up on Google searches.
- MooneyAviatorExplorerOh ok, thanks a bunch, off to order more goodies
- MooneyAviatorExplorerAny advice on how to connect this all up? Nothing came with any instructions, the cap is obvious, but want to make sure to connect the relay correctly
Thanks - Chris_BryantExplorer IIJust follow the wiring diagram- terminal 5 on the relay splices in to the purple->black line to the compressor, terminal 2 jumpers to one side of the run capacitor (red wire), terminal 1 goes to the start capacitor (yellow wire), then from the start capacitor to the other side of the run capacitor (yellow wire).
It's a pain they didn't send new jumpers.
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