odiwan
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Our freezer died (less than 1 yr old). It's in great condition cosmetically but the (bumbling/brain-dead) Sears guy said that the compressor was bad and is giving us credit for a new one. They left the old one with us, which is great because I can at least make a fermentation chamber out of it. I would love to be able to use it with a temperature controller rather than having to use ice jugs and either use as a fermentation chamber or keezer. However, I found several YouTube videos that show you how to test the compressor using a voltmeter and measuring ohms across the pins, and it seems like the Sears guy might have misdiagnosed the problem. I found that the overload protector is very hot and that the capacitor doesn't seem to be holding a charge. If I change those two along with the PCT starter (might as well cover all possibilities), it will cost about $50 to revive a $200 (when new) freezer. However, I am not sure how accurate checking a compressor using ohm readings is overall. Does anyone know if I follow the procedure how accurate it is? I don't really want to waste $50 if it is the compressor. Here's a link to the video [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4NSnX3jykQ[/ame]
