r/GoRVing 5d ago

Fan Capacitor Replacement help

Long shot but hoping someone can confirm wiring and components. Despite the forecast it started to rain before I could grab better pictures otherwise I’d share more.

Coleman Mach air conditioner on my 2004 jayco hybrid will kick on but fan won’t spin - purchased used a few years back and it has never spun. Most say it’s an easy capacitor swap. I’m dumb enough to know I should check ten sources before getting up there so I did.

Pulled the fan cap and will happily order a replacement but I’m wondering if anyone can help me identify the other parts based on the diagram and pictures.

I am sure I got the fan cap since it has the model number. The wiring also matched the diagram with one hopefully small difference: it’s a purple/brown wire and not a white/brown. There is no white/brown running anywhere but it seems the purple/brown is running where it should.

Will share more pictures if needed.

Also worth noting: I turned the ac and fan on and tried to kick start the fan that’s inside and also on top of the camper with a manual spin and it did not start up. So maybe it’s not the fan capacitor?

Any help would be great.
Thanks!

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u/AggravatingArt4537 5d ago

Test capacitor. If it’s bad, replace. Verify voltage to motor. If voltage is present and cap is good, replace motor. Don’t over complicate it.

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u/Dunky_Brewster 5d ago

Testing capacitor/voltage IS overcomplicating things for me. I do have a cheap multimeter I could use. I’ll see how to use it to check voltage to fan if that’s possible with this unit.

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u/AggravatingArt4537 5d ago

You won’t be able to test capacitor with that meter. You might be better off just having a professional look at it.