Good news, and odd news.
- I let it cool down for 1/2 hour and then when I plugged the Supco RC0410
- I left the connections to the motor where they were, which seemed to match our assumption that the top was the COMMON, and the forward-facing bottom was the START and the rearward facing bottom was the RUN/MARK connection. formatting link
- You'll notice I am not using the original power cord, so I have the rest of the frig (including condenser the fan) on its own power supply and the Supco RC0410 hard-start cap on its own power cord. formatting link
- With the Ammeter on the 15Amp scale, when the compressor was running, the current on the black COMMON lead was about 3 amps. formatting link
- To doublecheck, I checked the current on the input cord neutrals, which was also 3 Amps (not surprisingly): formatting link
- When the compressor was starting, the current on the START lead jumped a bit (maybe double the 3 amps?) and then instantly settled down to zero amps (or very slightly above zero amps). formatting link
- Then the compressor ran for about 10 or 20 minutes, getting very hot to the touch, where the output (thin) line was hot enough to burn my fingertips and even the input (thick) copper line was warm to the touch (and the refrigerator began to get noticeably cooler inside the doors).
- After 10 or 15 or so minutes of running, the compressor began to hum instead of work causing 11 amps to flow through the COMMON lead, and then the relay clicked off (is that supposed to happen?). formatting link
- Then the compressor turned back on, after about 10 minutes, and worked for a much shorter period of time, before turning off again (maybe fewer than five minutes).
Is it normal for a compressor to shut off after getting very hot after working for only about 10 minutes?
Is it OK to have the frig temporarily on two power cords? a. One for the fan and the rest of the frig b. One just for the compressor