SERVICING
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If the compressor terminal PROTECTIVE COVER and
gasket (if required) are not properly in place and secured,
there is a remote possibility if a terminal vents, that the
vaporous and liquid discharge can be ignited, spouting
ames several feet, causing potentially severe or fatal
injury to anyone in its path.
This discharge can be ignited external to the compressor
if the terminal cover is not properly in place and if the
discharge impinges on a sucient heat source.
Ignition of the discharge can also occur at the venting
terminal or inside the compressor, if there is sucient
contaminant air present in the system and an electrical arc
occurs as the terminal vents.
Ignition cannot occur at the venting terminal without the
presence of contaminant air, and cannot occur externally
from the venting terminal without the presence of an
external ignition source.
Therefore, proper evacuation of a hermetic system is
essential at the time of manufacture and during servicing.
To reduce the possibility of external ignition, all open
ame, electrical power, and other heat sources should be
extinguished or turned o prior to servicing a system.
If the following test indicates shorted, grounded or open
windings, see procedures for the next steps to be taken.
Each compressor is equipped with an internal overload.
The line break internal overload senses both motor
amperage and winding temperature. High motor
temperature or amperage heats the disc causing it to open,
breaking the common circuit within the compressor on
single phase units.
Heat generated within the compressor shell, usually due to
recycling of the motor, high amperage or insucient gas to
cool the motor, is slow to dissipate. Allow at least three to
four hours for it to cool and reset, then retest.
Fuse, circuit breaker, ground fault protective device, etc.
has not tripped.
1. Remove the leads from the compressor terminals.
2. Using an ohmmeter, test continuity between terminals
S-R, C-R, and C-S, on single phase units.
If either winding does not test continuous, replace the
compressor.
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