Looking for help with my AC condenser

smore1945

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1855696#Comment_1855696

I love it that you guys are still debating this one!

There was no one else who did any work on the condenser, just me. And yes I have little (but growing) HVAC experience. The wiring as described above is how I found it; nothing connected to the common. And now that I have much better understanding I still don't understand how the unit was working in the wiring configuration it was in.

My only mistake really was presuming that I needed a new fan motor when the fan motor stopped. I haven't tested it but I'd guess the old motor sitting in my basement works fine. I guess a second mistake would be not fully understanding how the various capacitors work before changing them. I could have solved the problem quickly and easily by removing all 3 capacitors and replacing with the single properly sized dual capacitor that I eventually installed.

Into the 90s today after an unseasonably cool spring and the house is as cool and comfortable as ever.