Troubleshooting Compressor Windings
For those with the appropriate skill level, I found these two items of interest to help evaluate leaky or failed insulation on air conditioner compressor motor windings. Readings are taken across the ...
Forum Discussion
Chris Bryant wrote:
I can count on one hand the number of failed compressors I’ve run in to in 30 years of servicing them.
Chris, you are a great technician with great ethics. Many are not.
I'm always amused by the number of posts indicating bad compressors. Folks seem to want to find a reason to buy a new unit. I will go to great lengths to keep an R134A unit alive and avoit the R410 units.
The major compressor manufacturers say a large majority of compressors returned under warranty are good and the technician was wrong in their evaluation.
