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My fan motor just humms and my compressor just clicks does it sound like the capacitor the blower in the furnace stays running

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Yes dual feed capacitor in the condensor sounds bad. common to one side and outlet to compressor on the other and outlet to the fan on the third set of terminals. it should test bad but look carefully at it, it may be bloated up like a dead fish and easy to observe if you look at it closely. if bloated bad, worth a try anyway, cheap part ,usually under 40 bucks for most. label wires and reoplace wire for wire exactly with exact voltage and mf ratings. usually a motor shop has em. good luck.

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