The week before we were leaving for our summer vacation to Destin, FL in August our front Coleman Mach III AC tripped the AC breaker. I turned the breaker back on and tried to start it up and it would not run. I did find out later that there is about a 2 minute cycle time between the time you can turn the AC unit back on with the thermostat after it is running, but it was not running. The breaker did not trip again so I determined it was not a short or power source problem, also, the rear AC unit worked fine. I went up on the roof and checked all components for a physical problem such as a melted capacitor, but everything looked good. Later on that evening when the ambient temperature cooled down, the AC unit worked but during the heat of the day, it would not run. I called Camping World to schedule having a new AC unit installed, just in case I couldn’t fix it in time for our departure. I talked with the Parts Person at Camping World and he said he had a start capacitor in stock and that I may want to try that. He also had a run capacitor. I purchased both the capacitors for about $60 and installed them on the AC unit. Be careful when installing these, unplug the RV and turn-off the AC breaker just in case. Also, when you remove the capacitors they may have voltage in them, so short the contacts together with an insulated screwdriver before you handle the wires to remove them. Remove the wires one at a time and install them on the new capacitors. Reassemble the electrical components shroud and the AC cover. These capacitors solved my problem, I couldn’t believe it. If you have an AC problem as I described above, I recommend trying to change out these capacitors. After I removed the capacitors, I tried to test them and they seemed to test OK, however, I believe the hot weather caused the capacitors to not function properly. I’m glad this worked and we had a great trip.
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