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Originally Posted by mtdjed
Don't all Home ACs have a Start Capacitor which is by design to provide that extra fan, compressor startup power requirement. The equipment by design has capability and need for that extra startup surge. That start capacitor costs $15 to replace if it fails. And it will likely fail at some time. It could be replaced like a lightbulb during your annual AC checkup. But your service supplier chooses to prefer waiting for failure and charging $300 to replace after failure or charge an unreasonable price during scheduled checkup. One screw to loosen, 3 pull off wires to remove and replace. A couple of minutes at most.
Ask your service supplier to replace next service call and see what they want for $15 part.
(probably less for them).
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You forgot to mention to disconnect power to the unit.