First of all, I've had no problems with my converted 4912M for about five years. It always kept cold and cycled on and off with no problems.
This week, the compressor seemed louder than normal and maybe running longer than normal, but I didn't think much of it. Then last night, I noticed it was running continuously and not really keeping cold. So, I pulled my now 50 degree beer out and had a look.
Inside, there was a huge chunk of frosty ice right at the top of the coil/cover, but the rest was not cold at all - first time I saw that. So, I turned it off to let it melt. Tonight, I plugged it in and the compressor seemed to be running. It was pulling .89 amps according to the kill-a-watt, so I thought I was back in business. However, two hours later the entire coil/cover area was still room temperature and the compressor was pretty warm (159 degrees). So, I shut it down again.
Am I right in guessing it probably isn't worth trying to fix? I was hoping it might be a capacitor, but it seems the compressor is running and it probably has a leak.
This week, the compressor seemed louder than normal and maybe running longer than normal, but I didn't think much of it. Then last night, I noticed it was running continuously and not really keeping cold. So, I pulled my now 50 degree beer out and had a look.
Inside, there was a huge chunk of frosty ice right at the top of the coil/cover, but the rest was not cold at all - first time I saw that. So, I turned it off to let it melt. Tonight, I plugged it in and the compressor seemed to be running. It was pulling .89 amps according to the kill-a-watt, so I thought I was back in business. However, two hours later the entire coil/cover area was still room temperature and the compressor was pretty warm (159 degrees). So, I shut it down again.
Am I right in guessing it probably isn't worth trying to fix? I was hoping it might be a capacitor, but it seems the compressor is running and it probably has a leak.