I,ve got two rural locations [bible camps actually]w/w.i.coolers,freezers,r.i.beverage coolers and other smaller refrig.equipment.I know the power is not great because of wind storms causing spikes/whathaveyou.At the one location this spring I installed metal oxide varistors on individual equip.and seams to be protecting compressor electrics where before they would fry in a storm.Owner declined to do anything more costly and utility co.won,t help either.
At the other place start capacitors want to die frequently[measured voltages are good while there]I,ve read Copeland literature that says they want to see replacement start caps installed w/15-18kohm bleed resistors esp.if equipment is subject to short cycling due to a cple.of things.Question is :jobber start caps a lot of times don,t c/w.Should I be soldering them in?The relays are sometimes failed.Is this because start cap is discharging yet as unit starts again?
At the other place start capacitors want to die frequently[measured voltages are good while there]I,ve read Copeland literature that says they want to see replacement start caps installed w/15-18kohm bleed resistors esp.if equipment is subject to short cycling due to a cple.of things.Question is :jobber start caps a lot of times don,t c/w.Should I be soldering them in?The relays are sometimes failed.Is this because start cap is discharging yet as unit starts again?
