Hey guys, my AC tries to start outside it seems, but then i hear a big BEENG sound for like 4 seconds (as if the AC tries to start). Then it stops. I have a digital thermostat and its showing all 8888. I tried to stop the circuit breaker and restart it to no avail. It's the unit outside that seems to be the problem.ANy clue what's going on here and how much it will take to fix it?
It appears like a situation with the burden on the motor to me. The Cap is barely for beginning,you ought to have a initiate winding going undesirable or something is preserving the motor back at startup, or centirfigal change that cuts out Cap is improper.
Inside the outside unit there is a large capacitor. Replace it. It is the start up capacitor for the motors. Be sure to pull the curuit breakers first.
Sounds like the AC motor's burnt out. Expensive, I'm afraid as the motor and AC pump are a sealed integral unit. The AC tries to start, then the circuit breaker trips due to the internal short drawing overload current.
could be all that is wrong is your capacitor has gone bad...these give the compressor and the fan motor a boost when starting...each item can have its own capacitor or they can be both connected to a dual capacitor...you might also need to put a hard start kit on your compressor...a spp-6 hard start added to the run capacitor will give your capacitor a much larger boost at start up...they are easy to install with one lead going to each side of the compressor capacitor or on a dual capacitor one lead will go on the c or common terminal and the other lead will go to the h or herm terminal...you can bleed a capacitor by taking a screwdriver with a good insulated handle and using the metal part of the screwdriver just touch it to both capacitor terminals at one time...be sure power is off unit before attempting any repairs...
It could be the capacitor that starts the motor. (Cheap part :) The capacitor stores electricity and discharges it all at once (capacitive discharge) to start the motor and compressor. CAUTION: since caps store electric energy they can be very dangerous if handled or disconnected while storing said energy. A capacitive discharge can give you a hell of a shock!
