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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: taekvideo on July 10, 2014, 06:55:04 PM

Title: fixed my own a/c
Post by: taekvideo on July 10, 2014, 06:55:04 PM

My A/C was blowing room temperature air... checked it out and the fan wasn't spinning.
After a bit of research I learned it was probably the capacitor... so I bought a new one (cheap part) and replaced it... now the A/C works again!
Saved a $100+ contractor bill... my best DIY repair to date woot!

(and no going without a/c isn't an option since I rent out rooms in the house ^^)

Title: Re: fixed my own a/c
Post by: Milspecstache on July 10, 2014, 07:18:34 PM

Amazing!!  Where I have lived it is a lot more than $100 to fix that part, by the way...  You did awesome!

Title: Re: fixed my own a/c
Post by: JCfire on July 11, 2014, 05:52:52 AM

My understanding is that if you upgrade to a flux capacitor this problem should not re-occur.

Title: Re: fixed my own a/c
Post by: acroy on July 11, 2014, 09:34:03 AM

Nicely done, big thumbs-up!

Title: Re: fixed my own a/c
Post by: ketchup on July 11, 2014, 09:39:46 AM

Nice!  It's amazing how many electronic fixes are just replacing bad caps.  Happens a lot with TVs/computer monitors.

Title: Re: fixed my own a/c
Post by: Numbers Man on July 11, 2014, 10:03:47 AM

Way to go!