A popular style of fan motor used on older refrigeration equipment is the permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor. It is an electric motor made up of essentially two magnets: one is stationary (the ...

This will be the wire between the capacitor and the compressor. In the case of 4-wire fan motors, it will usually be the brown wire — not the white-striped brown wire. In the case of a compressor with ...

Capacitors often are the cause of problems with a capacitor motor. Capacitors can have a short circuit, an open circuit, or can deteriorate to the point where they need to be replaced. Deterioration ...