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whackatit
07-16-05, 10:56 AM
working on a old sears window unit . problem: fan motor runs but gets hot after about 3min.motors gets extremely hot .its a 230v motor.replaced it with new but it does the same thing. Could cap be bad ?

Grady
07-16-05, 11:21 AM
The cap could indeed be bad. Whenever replacing a motor the cap should be replaced as well. Make sure to get the correct cap for the motor.