Installing a new capacitor in my Coleman A/C
I'm installing a new start capacitor in my Coleman A/C (model 8335D8764). The capacitor is the Supco SPP6, which seems like a pretty popular option. I went up on the roof of my 5'er yesterday and to...
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Good thing you asked!
See if you can swap that SPP6 for an SPP6E and continue to march. The 6E's two leads will go to the extra terminal blades on that large capacitor. One where RED already is, the other where Yellow and White already are.
Our Coleman Mach HAS a Start Cap and a Start Relay. The Cap is black plastic and next to the small Fan Run Cap. The Relay is above the Start Cap. Four components total, yours currently has two. The SPP6E provides the same effect as the combination of Start Cap and Start Relay. And wired as Chris noted and as I added the colors from your photo.
Be sure the POWER is OFF, and it's a good idea to short across the terminals of a capacitor you're going to handle. I think the motors they're connected to will bleed the charge off, but a cap is a charge storage device, so why take a chance?
See if you can swap that SPP6 for an SPP6E and continue to march. The 6E's two leads will go to the extra terminal blades on that large capacitor. One where RED already is, the other where Yellow and White already are.
Our Coleman Mach HAS a Start Cap and a Start Relay. The Cap is black plastic and next to the small Fan Run Cap. The Relay is above the Start Cap. Four components total, yours currently has two. The SPP6E provides the same effect as the combination of Start Cap and Start Relay. And wired as Chris noted and as I added the colors from your photo.
Be sure the POWER is OFF, and it's a good idea to short across the terminals of a capacitor you're going to handle. I think the motors they're connected to will bleed the charge off, but a cap is a charge storage device, so why take a chance?
