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Old 06-27-2025, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo View Post
IMO the fan bearings going fail long before winding? Wouldn’t that be similar capacitor than in squirrel cage? It seems to wind up slower than fan on outside unit? Or is it the amount of air the squirrel cage pushes? When storm comes and power outage I’m more concerned with refrigeration units, but guess it you have generator big enough to run why not?
It's not really there to protect the fan motor. It is there to protect the compressor motor. That is what draws all of the amps.