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Anonymous Posted on Jun 04, 2011

I have a Mach3 unit with 1 capacitor 35uf 370 VAC and a fan capacitor, unit trips breaker after cooling RV when system starts up again, shouldn't there be a run, start,fan capacitor? only have 2 located in unit.

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You need to check the Amp draw at start up of the compressor. Also if you have a meter that can check the compressor capacitor, it needs to be checked. If the capacitor is ok and the compressor starts at a higher Amp draw than the rating on the capacitor, you will need a start capacitor.

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