[semiskildjim]

I purchased a Dayton 4M205G fan motor to replace the original motor in my Armstrong AC. I also purchased a new capacitor. The original A.O.Smith motor had 3 wires. The new Dayton, and the replacement from A.O.Smith, both have 4 wires (plus the rotation and ground wires). Do both brown and brown/white wires go to the same contact on the capacitor? Does the old capacitor completely replace the existing capacitor with all existing wires connected the same as they are currently?

[Perito]

I'm not sure if this will work or not but someone else asked the same question on another web site. He decided he knew what he had to do.

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[semiskildjim]

I figured it out. The new capacitor is needed along with the old capacitor. The extra wire (brown/white) is the hot wire to the capacitor. Both brown wires attach to the new capacitor on separate terminals. Make sure that you secure the new capacitor in place.

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