Electrolux E23CS75DSS0 - Run Capacitor; Compressor Start Circuit

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To Check/Replace The Overload
Protector
1.  Disconnectelectricalsupplytorefrigerator.
2.  Removebalewireholdingrelayto
compressor.
3.  Removerelayassemblyfromcompressor.
4.  Useatheadedscrewdrivertogentlypry
capacitorfromrelayassembly.
5.  Usesmall,at-bladedscrewdriverto
disconnectleadstorelayassembly.(Note:
Onsomemodelsyouwillhavetoremove
balewireandcover,togainaccesstorelay
andoverloadprotector.)
6.  Useohmmetertocheckresistancebetween
tabterminalandfemalepinterminal.
Overloadprotectorshouldhaveless
than1ohmofresistanceatnormalroom
temperature.
7.  Ifohmreadingsareoutofrange,installnew
Starter/OverloadAssembly.
NOTE
TheOverloadProtectorisbuiltintothe
StarterOverloadAssembly.
8.Reversethisproceduretore-assemble.
NOTE
WhenreplacingleadstothePTCRelay,ensure
thelockingtabssnapbackintotheterminal.
Run Capacitor
Theruncapacitorhaspermanentlyattached
terminalswhichareconnectedtorelayterminals2
and3.
NOTE
SomemodelsarenotequippedwithaRun
capacitor.
To Check/Replace The Run Capacitor
1.  Disconnectelectricalsupplytorefrigerator.
2.  Removebalewireholdingrelayto
compressor.
2.  Usesmall,at-bladedscrewdriverto
disconnectleadstorelayassembly.
3.  Useat-bladedscrewdrivertogently
prycapacitorfromrelayassembly.
4.  Dischargecapacitorbyshortingacross
terminalswith500K(1watt)resistorforone
minute.
5.  Useohmmetersetonthe“Ohms times
1000”scale(ifavailable),tocheckresistance
acrosscapacitorwireterminals.
 • Theneedleshouldjumptowardszeroohms
andquicklymovebacktoinnity.
 • Iftheneedledoesnotmove,thecapacitoris
open.
 • Iftheneedlereadsaconstantvalueator
nearzeroohms,thecapacitorisshortedout.
 • Iftheneedlejumpstowardzeroandthen 
movesbacktoconstanthighresistance(not
innity),thecapacitorhasahighresistance
leak.
6.  Ifohmreadingsareoutofrange,replace
capacitor.
7.  Reverseprocedurestore-assemble.
Compressor Start Circuit
Whenthecompressorcircuitisrstenergized,the
solidstaterelayhaslowresistance(3-12ohms),
andboththerunandstartwindingsareenergized
tostartthecompressor.Theruncapacitorisbeing
bypassedbytherelay,andithasaminorfunction
duringcompressorstarting(SeeFigureC3).
Figure C3
Section C - Electrical Components