I just spent hours trying to find anyone to tell me this information online. Thank you thank you so much for showing us this basic capacitor Clues
@matuwuhouКүн бұрын
omg, that sound effect is so satisfying!
@realSamAndrew Жыл бұрын
There is no "always" in HVAC or anything else. As others have pointed out, some capacitors have 4 on every terminal, some have different numbers on certain terminals than described here. It's a rule of thumb but it's not 100 percent.
@jimmychong178010 ай бұрын
Facts
@Isaac_314923 ай бұрын
So how do we find out what's what on those that have all 4 post?
@realSamAndrew3 ай бұрын
@@Isaac_31492 capacitors are usually marked with a label or a code letter near the terminals. The tip in this video is a shortcut, or for the times when you can't read the label.
@traviscozza717714 күн бұрын
Use your meter and go from common to the other two. Your compressor is going to have a much higher Mfd reading than the fan. That one is it!@@Isaac_31492
@frankiec557010 күн бұрын
@@Isaac_31492it doesn’t matter if the old cap is worn down so you can’t read it. Just know where the wires are supposed to go. Wire from fan to fan on the new one. Compressor to herm. Contactor to c, just an example.
@TheGregWallace2 күн бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THE SIMPLE INFO VIDEO!
@jivepatrol683318 күн бұрын
Thank you for the coaching!
@deanpippin Жыл бұрын
There are some with 4 terminal on all 3
@nicholassmith4232 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@Isaac_314923 ай бұрын
How do we find out what's what on those? 😂
@AquaTech2252 ай бұрын
100% that’s how mine is well the one I replaced it to
@patrickorphey4690Ай бұрын
Throw it out and buy a new one..
@ec434125 күн бұрын
Then read the schematic
@zahedaminullah6934 Жыл бұрын
The best and professional way is read your wiring diagrams and no cutting corners
@jayjy158310 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! Thanks for making this video my capacitor 12 years old and I couldn't read one thing on that capacitor. My first time changing it out so this helps so much
@johnlanore5996 күн бұрын
Thats Great! Thankyou!!
@bladecentered226428 күн бұрын
Thank you this video helped me!
@cricket252714 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@michaelstorey30532 ай бұрын
This is awesome info, could have used this yesterday. but now I know for the future
@wisdomwisdom81710 ай бұрын
Awesome job thank you so much
@szlvid67 күн бұрын
Thanks 4 posting!💫
@Salyers-Family-2004 Жыл бұрын
I thought this was almost always the case as well until like a few days ago. All 3 had 4 terminals.
@frankiec557010 күн бұрын
Exactly. It’s clear this guy has very minimal field experience. If any at all
@jbsimmons5410 ай бұрын
Learn something new all the time. Thx.
@ricksiegfried37258 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you so much. I never knew that.
@byronlentz48259 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@johnle146513 күн бұрын
thanks for sharing for knowledge
@bobbyanderson823012 күн бұрын
Thank you
@mikeenfinger598518 күн бұрын
Thanks
@robertsneed768926 күн бұрын
Awesome 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@bruceglisson172011 күн бұрын
And if all three terminals do have 4 connections, the terminal that is wired directly to the contactor is always going to be the common. Then from there trace your other two wires down. One will go to the fan and one will go to the compressor. Easy pezzie.
@jeanlawson91332 ай бұрын
I had a great Uncle Herm....he was a giant guy and farmed never using tractor on his large farm....raised and butchered hogs...beef, cows milk, butter, cheese.... massive crops, orchard etc.Cursed every breath but was a great man....I never could hear the cursing.... Only the knowledge he had...He was a blacksmith, carpenter, tack and saddles,shoded all the Belgium, horse,,, kept up all the wagon equipment etc...
@1985230ce14 күн бұрын
Short for Hermes?
@mikeseidner308513 күн бұрын
God bless you 🙏
@aliyasalaniz5099Ай бұрын
Amazing video
@KyleWithStyle7 Жыл бұрын
From what I’ve found the fan terminal is generally brown, I remember that wire goes to the fan terminal because shit hits the fan lol😂
@ParabellumX Жыл бұрын
🤭
@calholli11 күн бұрын
Herm is typically green or blue
@TCPUDPATM6 күн бұрын
Great info!! Is this the start or run capacitor?
@Paulie8786 ай бұрын
Thank you sir
@AJ-ez5ul6 күн бұрын
…. Really wish KZbin woulda shown me this yesterday while I was replacing mine.. 😂
@mxfern8542 ай бұрын
Good thanks
@donavinmcnabb129 Жыл бұрын
Yes. I knew this. It's not always the case but in most cases yes. But...if you're able to read a wiring diagram there's other methods to figure out which is which if you can't read it on the cap and it's not this type of cap.
@zercool616 күн бұрын
Maybe general rule but I just bought one and it was 4x4x1 for terminal tabs.
@davidpagano675 Жыл бұрын
Some commons have 3
@russwickey336419 сағат бұрын
Just replace the capacitors on my condenser. 4 terminals each. Herm, fan & common. careful when somebody says standard across-the-board there’s always exceptions. Look it up for yourself. My capacitor is a GE genteq 97F9042
@JaYvInJB2 ай бұрын
That startup intro gets to my OCD 😂! Investing in slow starts like Micro Aire is a good thing. Great tips on the capacitor though 👍.
@chrisbridges429717 күн бұрын
Im holding the one i just replaced as a home owner not in hvac at all. All three have 4 prongs. One is white the other 2 are black. No other indicators at all.
@alvingoodman65395 күн бұрын
It’s easier for me to learn things with a system that makes sense. 1,2 - Fan. 3 Herm. 4 is C. That becomes F, H , C. You can make up a mnemonic or cute little ditty if you want till you get some experience with it.
@georgebarrera965318 күн бұрын
Is cpt and common the same. I got a new one that doesn't have the same connections as the original. A man from a HVAC store gave me it
@sargentpoptart40805 ай бұрын
I came across one yesterday that had 3 tabs for my common and Herm had to look at the schematic to verify
@markb.125915 күн бұрын
Now that you taught us how to identify which terminal is which... what's the trick/standard for knowing which color wire goes to those terminals??
@uwekonnigsstaddt5247 күн бұрын
Schematics
@matthewnelson730 Жыл бұрын
Not all capacitors have the color code or the terminal theory. I've seen run capacitors with three terminals on herm and common.
@Mudo944 күн бұрын
Also YOU DO NOT need to remove the common wires to test the cap…. Make it easier on yourself
@SoutheastTxАй бұрын
Depends on the cap.
@melplishka5978Күн бұрын
Why is the compressor connector called herm ?
@mick574011 ай бұрын
Very cool. Except the one I’m trying to replace on a rv AC unit has the three terminals but each one has four prongs. The writing is gone except I can faintly see herm on one end
@charlessaindon464420 күн бұрын
Chinese brands put whatever they have for terminals
@frankmontez685310 ай бұрын
Seems that majority says it’s not always so. Not universally always so. I just take pictures to wire it back up correctly. And take note of how terminals position are relative to unit. DIY here. C was against unit the closest to it.
@ryanstrebel6687 Жыл бұрын
Some have it to where both common and herm have 4
@cliffmack14426 ай бұрын
Cool mine has only 2 and both have 4
@danniecarmona2509 Жыл бұрын
What about the color of the lines?
@itsbrendoni344410 ай бұрын
Herm can have 4 like 5% of the time
@Weazinseazin8 күн бұрын
This is a rule of thumb but not always accurate lmao
@boreed573410 ай бұрын
Can someone help me I have a a/c squirrel cage fan I'm repurposing as a garage fan it's capacitor has only 2 terminals with 4 prongs each there's no words on the capacitor to tell me what is what. Both brown wires on the capacitor goes to the motor does it matter? For some reason the installers who installed me a new system cut both wires to the capacitor they didn't know I wanted to keep the squirrel cage fan they was replacing. I reconnected it and may have crossed the capacitor wires does it matter? The motor is running quiet and fine but running too hot after 10 min or so. Any ideas?
@calholli11 күн бұрын
It doesn't matter when it's only two terminals.. If it's getting hot, then you're probably pulling too many amps because it's not the correct size cap. Try using one with a higher micro-farad rating.. Like if yours is a 35.. try a 45.. You can buy something called a "turbo 200" cap. and it has several sizes built into it, so that you can try different ones.
@Honestandtruth10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your Tip and Great video 😅👍
@kansasadventure18318 ай бұрын
Whats Herm?
@sayyymayne4214 Жыл бұрын
Not always
@Tetarkall Жыл бұрын
It depends on the capacitor. Always double check.
@geowilson158711 ай бұрын
my fan comes on but not compressor…is the herm for the compressor power?it was working fine until after power outage
@MrChip1wa8 ай бұрын
Should capacitors be positioned so that their male terminals are on the top to get the longest life out of them?- is it OK for a capacitor be positioned on it's side while it's in service?
@ianicus123 Жыл бұрын
There's nothing universal about this tip
@jimmychong178010 ай бұрын
Fuck it just sell em a new system
@aaronfears970510 ай бұрын
I’m not very handy, this video helped tremendously!!!
@calholli11 күн бұрын
It's just a rule of thumb.. it's not always right
@zahedaminullah6934 Жыл бұрын
Good video
@rcstl881513 күн бұрын
Not true depending on the age of the unit. Older caps did not follow this format. Ask me how I know.
@TCASAnalytics17 күн бұрын
What does "HERM" stand for?
@calholli11 күн бұрын
Hermetic .. It's referring to the compressor that is typically the black cylinder down in the bottom. The compressor is completely sealed inside the case so that it can't leak out anywhere.. and it's known as "hermetically sealed". which means "air tight".. I think they didn't call it "comp" for compressor because it's too close to "com" for common.. So they changed it to herm; referring to the hermetic compressor
@TCASAnalytics11 күн бұрын
@@calholli That's really interesting, thanks!
@ShelleyYbarraАй бұрын
Not true. On my old one, two have four terminals, and one has two.
@MichaelSmith-pg6gi Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I have to look at schematics stuff is so rusted out
@shahedrana462Ай бұрын
Very Helpful ❤
@stevenphillip115911 ай бұрын
I wonder how much you charge people for a super cheap capacitor
@markreagan29565 ай бұрын
Wrong, my common has 3.
@frankiec557010 күн бұрын
Not true. I’ve been doing this for 25 years and just today saw a cap with 3 on common and 3 on herm. Yes 99/100 will be 4 C/3 Herm. But don’t say every universally across the board common always has 4. Not sure why some of you hvac “tech” KZbinrs give advice that simply is not true. Maybe because you read it in a book? You need more field experience kiddo
@john-t-bjohnb358811 ай бұрын
Just not true. Some have 4 on each. Do you even know what "herm" stands for? Or Do you just think it's herm.
@kelvingrissom432 Жыл бұрын
This is not true. Most brands are like the capacitors in the video but not. Never say always. Never say never
@calholli11 күн бұрын
The amount of hours searching this could have saved me. lol ... not funny
@bonexsherКүн бұрын
Not true 😢
@user-bk4fb8gm3q Жыл бұрын
This is not true
@lanceditzlerАй бұрын
Wow. This video must be for diy ers
@thomasjensen523725 күн бұрын
Wrong.
@vizioasdf16 күн бұрын
Large flashy read along captions are annoying AF. Added sound effects, bloop, chimes dings and bells are annoying AF. Good info video though.