Capacitor on electronic board of air conditioning and refrigerators. How does it work and diagnose?

 Capacitor on electronic board of air conditioning and refrigerators. How does it work and diagnose?

Need to learn how to test an appliance capacitor for your refrigerator, washer, dishwasher or microwave? We have you covered! When your capacitor fails it can cause the motor or compressor to not run or your microwave to not heat.

Appliance capacitors come in different shapes and sizes depending on their functions and what appliances they are found in. But they all do the same thing. They store and release electricity.

Refrigerator run capacitors are commonly used on compressor start relays to help the compressor motor run more efficiently.

Microwaves use a high voltage capacitor to help supply power to the magnetron.

- Washing machines commonly use a start capacitor on the drive motor to help start the motor or a run capacitor to help the motor to run more efficiently.

Dishwashers commonly use a run capacitor on the circulation motor to help the motor run more efficiently.

If you don't have your ESR meter handy or if you suspect the caps may be defective on the board and want to test it real quick, you can use a heat gun to warm up the caps and the board may start working temporarily. This is for diagnosing only, this is not a repair. It may get the unit working so you can test the loads of the appliance before either fixing or replacing the board. GE sxs fridge.

 Capacitor on electronic board of air conditioning and refrigerators. How does it work and diagnose?

Need to learn how to test an appliance capacitor for your refrigerator, washer, dishwasher or microwave? We have you covered! When your capacitor fails it can cause the motor or compressor to not run or your microwave to not heat.

Appliance capacitors come in different shapes and sizes depending on their functions and what appliances they are found in. But they all do the same thing. They store and release electricity.

Refrigerator run capacitors are commonly used on compressor start relays to help the compressor motor run more efficiently.

Microwaves use a high voltage capacitor to help supply power to the magnetron.

- Washing machines commonly use a start capacitor on the drive motor to help start the motor or a run capacitor to help the motor to run more efficiently.

Dishwashers commonly use a run capacitor on the circulation motor to help the motor run more efficiently.

If you don't have your ESR meter handy or if you suspect the caps may be defective on the board and want to test it real quick, you can use a heat gun to warm up the caps and the board may start working temporarily. This is for diagnosing only, this is not a repair. It may get the unit working so you can test the loads of the appliance before either fixing or replacing the board. GE sxs fridge.