Cheap made in China capacitors?….

5 minute off cycle time delay on system, what type of metering device do you have on this system? A piston metering device or a non bleed TXV. Voltage fluctuation? No burnt wire tips, all high voltage electrical connections tightened up, compressor contactor points in good overall condition.

A quality start assist kit on your system now?

Correctly sized capacitor?

 

is there anything that's not made in China these days?.i have no way to know.

i know there is a delay, I think i heard mine is piston. i did take a look at the wiring in the unit. I don't notice any burning...
I will ask a tech to check voltage next time...contactor is old. I think it may be the one that came with...looks clean but old.

what is start assist kit?..I don't think i have anything added to the system.

 

HEAT!

Seems when we hit 90 or above, we get a run on dead capacitors. Although the morning mine went out wasn't particularly warm...

 

#1 is to check to see if the proper cap was used. Sometimes a different value is used in a "pinch" and forever after gets replaced with the wrong one...
#2 is a combination of heat and China mfg.
#3 could be voltage spikes that perforate the fine aluminum foil's separator, wax paper. If this is a concern, then a whole house surge protector should be of interest. Would protect all of the expensive electronics.

Caps are stupid simple devices.
Was suggested above to replace the contactor as well. They do get pitted/burned over the years.

 

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^^ The heat, compact size and ability to dissipate heat.
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Amrad are really good and they are a bit bigger too which I believe increases reliability as you mention.

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Amrad .... i've seen many over 10 years old still kickin

 

The market is flooded with cheap Chinese capacitors. I only buy and sell American made caps. American made brands in my area are Titan HD and Mars.

 

just took a peak and new one used is Genteq

it seems it's from Mexico and I guess I will cross my finger with this one.

 

Why not research your model number of your outdoor unit and see what the exact size was in there initially, does not mean the one in there now is the exact rating in MFD…or voltage.

 

I change about 300 capacitors a year....Two big boxes full of them....

As stupid as it is...Heat is what takes them out...Dumb as heck to have a part designed to work in heat that fails in heat....

Trust me they could make them better, but there is no return on investment for parts that don't fail....

 

Yup, pretty much, that’s why most of us use the more expensive Amrads, made in USA.

Another thing is clogged condenser coils creating excessive heat.