There are a lot of variables that cause high head pressure. Be sure the cool ing fan is operating properly. It should come on whenever the condenser coil feels warm to the touch. It will cycle on and off as the pressures change. A clogged up coil will also cause high head pressure. If you don't have sufficient water flowing over the evaporator plate, where the ice freezes, the head pressure will go up. You need to check the low side head pressure as well. Weighing the charge is a good start to charging the machine , but the first question I would ask is why are you charging it? Was there a leak, or compressor change?
If you had a compressor burnout, did you replace tthe drier-filter?If not, it may be stopped up from burnout residue. That will also cause high head pressure. If you did not vacuum the system there may have been refrigerant still in the system before you started the new charge. Check the items I mentioned and see if that helps.
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