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  • May 2, 2009, 06:42 PM
    AL95MMC32
    A/C Motor fan will not start up.
    I put a new motor fan in outside A/C unit and the fan will not start.I also put in a new capacitor.The fan replacement motor has a brown wire,black wire,red wire, white wire,
    Brown/white stripe wire.I connected the black wire to no 1 contactor.The white wire goes
    To common terminal on capacitor.The brown/white stripe wire goes to fan terminal on the
    Capacitor. Do I have something hooked up wrong ?
  • May 2, 2009, 06:52 PM
    Stratmando

    Motor may say on Name plate.
    It may be brown and brown/white to cap.
    Then it may be a 2 speed, white MAY even be a hot.
    Someone else may add info.
    What is the make/model Number?
  • May 2, 2009, 06:57 PM
    TristaNicholle

    Do you have 2 capacitors in unit now? One for compressor and one for fan motor?
  • May 2, 2009, 07:23 PM
    Joshdta

    Black to contactor, white to contactor

    Both browns to the new capasitor. Tape off the red
  • May 2, 2009, 08:42 PM
    T-Top
    The brown with white tracer is not used on a three wire install. The brown wire to the capacitor and the brown with white trace is caped off.
  • May 3, 2009, 05:48 AM
    Stratmando

    Joshdta, what is the red for? Thanks
  • May 3, 2009, 07:39 AM
    Joshdta

    Well it could be 2 things. Some motors are 2 speed with black being high red low, also some new motors will work on 115 or 220 volt and red is used on the 110 application.
  • May 3, 2009, 09:46 AM
    Stratmando

    I remembered seeing the white as a Hot before, you would think the white would be better used in the 120 volt application, and have red be one of the speeds?
    Thanks

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