Do you have access to a capacitor tester? The fact it starts sometimes gives me hope, it’s just a little challenging to guess without testing it.
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Do you have access to a capacitor tester? The fact it starts sometimes gives me hope, it’s just a little challenging to guess without testing it.
It’s hard to know, but it may be the compressor start gear. There’s a start relay that disconnects the start capacitor when the compressor gets away.
Do you have a clamp meter? To measure start...