You are almost correct. It’s almost universal. Saw one last night that had four connectors on each. I was teaching my assistant and had just told him earlier in the day that common has four, herm will have three or two, and fan will have two or one - and there it was: four on each and totally rusted over.
@matuwuhouАй бұрын
omg, that sound effect is so satisfying!
@realSamAndrew Жыл бұрын
There is no "always" in HVAC or anything else. As others have pointed out, some capacitors have 4 on every terminal, some have different numbers on certain terminals than described here. It's a rule of thumb but it's not 100 percent.
@jimmychong1780 Жыл бұрын
Facts
@Isaac_314924 ай бұрын
So how do we find out what's what on those that have all 4 post?
@realSamAndrew4 ай бұрын
@@Isaac_31492 capacitors are usually marked with a label or a code letter near the terminals. The tip in this video is a shortcut, or for the times when you can't read the label.
@traviscozza71772 ай бұрын
Use your meter and go from common to the other two. Your compressor is going to have a much higher Mfd reading than the fan. That one is it!@@Isaac_31492
@frankiec55702 ай бұрын
@@Isaac_31492it doesn’t matter if the old cap is worn down so you can’t read it. Just know where the wires are supposed to go. Wire from fan to fan on the new one. Compressor to herm. Contactor to c, just an example.
@auberthere37372 ай бұрын
I just spent hours trying to find anyone to tell me this information online. Thank you thank you so much for showing us this basic capacitor Clues
@Wavyysav9 күн бұрын
I been doing hvac 4 years and didn’t know this! 👍🏽
@wisdomsquare289 сағат бұрын
Much gratitude!
@Roosters-rants19778 күн бұрын
Great, simple video. No fluff. Thanks
@scottmacmurray505820 күн бұрын
Thank you!! I looked and got different colors same place... You're awesome
@colinmellin1325Ай бұрын
Good to know Thanks for sharing 👍
@jayjy158311 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! Thanks for making this video my capacitor 12 years old and I couldn't read one thing on that capacitor. My first time changing it out so this helps so much
@deanpippin Жыл бұрын
There are some with 4 terminal on all 3
@nicholassmith4232 Жыл бұрын
Yep
@Isaac_314924 ай бұрын
How do we find out what's what on those? 😂
@AquaTech2254 ай бұрын
100% that’s how mine is well the one I replaced it to
@patrickorphey46902 ай бұрын
Throw it out and buy a new one..
@ec43412 ай бұрын
Then read the schematic
@thebordernow12 күн бұрын
Learned this on another video but Very helpful: 4-3-2(or 1) = Common- Herm-Fan
@zahedaminullah6934 Жыл бұрын
The best and professional way is read your wiring diagrams and no cutting corners
@MarzNet256Ай бұрын
Cool. I actually figured this out after taking capacitance measurements. Ordered a new 30+3 dual start run capacitor for 16 bucks (Fan capacitor reads 4.7uF).
@michaelstorey30533 ай бұрын
This is awesome info, could have used this yesterday. but now I know for the future
@jivepatrol68332 ай бұрын
Thank you for the coaching!
@Razor-RudyАй бұрын
Not always! I just changed on out yesterday. Common had three, herm had two, fan had one.
@bruceglisson17202 ай бұрын
And if all three terminals do have 4 connections, the terminal that is wired directly to the contactor is always going to be the common. Then from there trace your other two wires down. One will go to the fan and one will go to the compressor. Easy pezzie.
@jbsimmons54 Жыл бұрын
Learn something new all the time. Thx.
@wisdomwisdom817 Жыл бұрын
Awesome job thank you so much
@cricket25272 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@joeschebler623628 күн бұрын
Thanks
@jeanlawson91334 ай бұрын
I had a great Uncle Herm....he was a giant guy and farmed never using tractor on his large farm....raised and butchered hogs...beef, cows milk, butter, cheese.... massive crops, orchard etc.Cursed every breath but was a great man....I never could hear the cursing.... Only the knowledge he had...He was a blacksmith, carpenter, tack and saddles,shoded all the Belgium, horse,,, kept up all the wagon equipment etc...
@1985230ce2 ай бұрын
Short for Hermes?
@mikeseidner30852 ай бұрын
God bless you 🙏
@zercool62 ай бұрын
Maybe general rule but I just bought one and it was 4x4x1 for terminal tabs.
@ChiefGonzales1277625 күн бұрын
Thank you, this helped me out tonight, God bless you 🙏
@TheGregWallaceАй бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THE SIMPLE INFO VIDEO!
@bladecentered22642 ай бұрын
Thank you this video helped me!
@Salyers-Family-2004 Жыл бұрын
I thought this was almost always the case as well until like a few days ago. All 3 had 4 terminals.
@frankiec55702 ай бұрын
Exactly. It’s clear this guy has very minimal field experience. If any at all
@Lggaley3 күн бұрын
@@frankiec5570the majority of the time this will be true. But you’ll always have occasions well there’s an exception. By the way, you don’t have to be a jerk about things good manners take a long way in this life.
@johnle14652 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing for knowledge
@szlvid6Ай бұрын
Thanks 4 posting!💫
@timothymitchell3546Ай бұрын
Keep the good stuff and tricks of the trade coming, bhrada. 🤙👍😎
@KyleWithStyle7 Жыл бұрын
From what I’ve found the fan terminal is generally brown, I remember that wire goes to the fan terminal because shit hits the fan lol😂
@ParabellumX Жыл бұрын
🤭
@calholli2 ай бұрын
Herm is typically green or blue
@AJ-ez5ulАй бұрын
…. Really wish KZfaq woulda shown me this yesterday while I was replacing mine.. 😂
@storyoc6 күн бұрын
how to use as a battery for say making a electric fence to protect bees from bears-just one shock should do the trick-what terminals to hook the hot wire and den the ground or common to charge the capacitor
@aliyasalaniz50993 ай бұрын
Amazing video
@robertsneed32 ай бұрын
Awesome 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846Ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video. It really helped me out. My old capacitor had no markings on it.
@Razor-RudyАй бұрын
Don’t always rely on that. This is typically true. But sometimes you will get a curveball. Always go to the schematic if you can’t read the cap.
@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846Ай бұрын
@@Razor-Rudy the schematic was totally gone. But it worked thank God.
@Razor-RudyАй бұрын
@@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846 sometimes that happens too. 😬
@johnlanore599Ай бұрын
Thats Great! Thankyou!!
@BlackHoleForgeАй бұрын
I wonder if that also goes for the resistivity of the coils? Like how the resistivity of common to run + common to start = run to start.
@donavinmcnabb129 Жыл бұрын
Yes. I knew this. It's not always the case but in most cases yes. But...if you're able to read a wiring diagram there's other methods to figure out which is which if you can't read it on the cap and it's not this type of cap.
@ricksiegfried3725Ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much. I never knew that.
@russwickey3364Ай бұрын
Just replace the capacitors on my condenser. 4 terminals each. Herm, fan & common. careful when somebody says standard across-the-board there’s always exceptions. Look it up for yourself. My capacitor is a GE genteq 97F9042
@byronlentz4825Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@chrisbridges42972 ай бұрын
Im holding the one i just replaced as a home owner not in hvac at all. All three have 4 prongs. One is white the other 2 are black. No other indicators at all.
@bobbyanderson82302 ай бұрын
Thank you
@AnonYmous-kf7uuАй бұрын
Use AmRad run capacitors. They're color coded and superior in every way.
@Paulie8787 ай бұрын
Thank you sir
@TCPUDPATMАй бұрын
Great info!! Is this the start or run capacitor?
@markb.12592 ай бұрын
Now that you taught us how to identify which terminal is which... what's the trick/standard for knowing which color wire goes to those terminals??
@uwekonnigsstaddt524Ай бұрын
Schematics
@alvingoodman6539Ай бұрын
It’s easier for me to learn things with a system that makes sense. 1,2 - Fan. 3 Herm. 4 is C. That becomes F, H , C. You can make up a mnemonic or cute little ditty if you want till you get some experience with it.
@JaYvInJB3 ай бұрын
That startup intro gets to my OCD 😂! Investing in slow starts like Micro Aire is a good thing. Great tips on the capacitor though 👍.
@mxfern8544 ай бұрын
Good thanks
@sargentpoptart40806 ай бұрын
I came across one yesterday that had 3 tabs for my common and Herm had to look at the schematic to verify
@davidpagano675 Жыл бұрын
Some commons have 3
@georgebarrera96532 ай бұрын
Is cpt and common the same. I got a new one that doesn't have the same connections as the original. A man from a HVAC store gave me it
@mansurniazz16 күн бұрын
What about if have two terminals capacitor and each terminal has 4 connectors. Thanks
@mick5740 Жыл бұрын
Very cool. Except the one I’m trying to replace on a rv AC unit has the three terminals but each one has four prongs. The writing is gone except I can faintly see herm on one end
@kdawgtv133310 күн бұрын
Old fan has 2 and 2 wires but new capacitor has 1 on fan. Where do i connect that wire. (IM NOT AN HVAC GUY)
@SoutheastTx3 ай бұрын
Depends on the cap.
@charlessaindon46442 ай бұрын
Chinese brands put whatever they have for terminals
@Honestandtruth007 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your Tip and Great video 😅👍
@HvacncАй бұрын
Also YOU DO NOT need to remove the common wires to test the cap…. Make it easier on yourself
@matthewnelson730 Жыл бұрын
Not all capacitors have the color code or the terminal theory. I've seen run capacitors with three terminals on herm and common.
@melplishka5978Ай бұрын
Why is the compressor connector called herm ?
@frankmontez6853 Жыл бұрын
Seems that majority says it’s not always so. Not universally always so. I just take pictures to wire it back up correctly. And take note of how terminals position are relative to unit. DIY here. C was against unit the closest to it.
@ryanstrebel6687 Жыл бұрын
Some have it to where both common and herm have 4
@aaronfears970511 ай бұрын
I’m not very handy, this video helped tremendously!!!
@calholli2 ай бұрын
It's just a rule of thumb.. it's not always right
@shahedrana4623 ай бұрын
Very Helpful ❤
@cliffmack14427 ай бұрын
Cool mine has only 2 and both have 4
@danniecarmona2509 Жыл бұрын
What about the color of the lines?
@zahedaminullah6934 Жыл бұрын
Good video
@boreed5734 Жыл бұрын
Can someone help me I have a a/c squirrel cage fan I'm repurposing as a garage fan it's capacitor has only 2 terminals with 4 prongs each there's no words on the capacitor to tell me what is what. Both brown wires on the capacitor goes to the motor does it matter? For some reason the installers who installed me a new system cut both wires to the capacitor they didn't know I wanted to keep the squirrel cage fan they was replacing. I reconnected it and may have crossed the capacitor wires does it matter? The motor is running quiet and fine but running too hot after 10 min or so. Any ideas?
@calholli2 ай бұрын
It doesn't matter when it's only two terminals.. If it's getting hot, then you're probably pulling too many amps because it's not the correct size cap. Try using one with a higher micro-farad rating.. Like if yours is a 35.. try a 45.. You can buy something called a "turbo 200" cap. and it has several sizes built into it, so that you can try different ones.
@kansasadventure183110 ай бұрын
Whats Herm?
@olehemlock25 күн бұрын
Hermetically Sealed Compressor
@Tetarkall Жыл бұрын
It depends on the capacitor. Always double check.
@geowilson1587 Жыл бұрын
my fan comes on but not compressor…is the herm for the compressor power?it was working fine until after power outage
@SweaterVestNetwork10 ай бұрын
Should capacitors be positioned so that their male terminals are on the top to get the longest life out of them?- is it OK for a capacitor be positioned on it's side while it's in service?
@Lggaley3 күн бұрын
Really enjoy the info. Sorry they’re just has to be jerks out there trying to show that they’re smarter than anybody else in the world. Anyway, thanks again.
@tonywiggins807329 күн бұрын
Not always true!
@WeazinseazinАй бұрын
This is a rule of thumb but not always accurate lmao
@sayyymayne4214 Жыл бұрын
Not always
@TCASAnalytics2 ай бұрын
What does "HERM" stand for?
@calholli2 ай бұрын
Hermetic .. It's referring to the compressor that is typically the black cylinder down in the bottom. The compressor is completely sealed inside the case so that it can't leak out anywhere.. and it's known as "hermetically sealed". which means "air tight".. I think they didn't call it "comp" for compressor because it's too close to "com" for common.. So they changed it to herm; referring to the hermetic compressor
@TCASAnalytics2 ай бұрын
@@calholli That's really interesting, thanks!
@jimmychong1780 Жыл бұрын
Fuck it just sell em a new system
@itsbrendoni3444 Жыл бұрын
Herm can have 4 like 5% of the time
@ShelleyYbarra2 ай бұрын
Not true. On my old one, two have four terminals, and one has two.
@MichaelSmith-pg6gi Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I have to look at schematics stuff is so rusted out
@markreagan29567 ай бұрын
Wrong, my common has 3.
@rcstl88152 ай бұрын
Not true depending on the age of the unit. Older caps did not follow this format. Ask me how I know.
@stevenphillip1159 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how much you charge people for a super cheap capacitor
@ianicus123 Жыл бұрын
There's nothing universal about this tip
@john-t-bjohnb3588 Жыл бұрын
Just not true. Some have 4 on each. Do you even know what "herm" stands for? Or Do you just think it's herm.
@frankiec55702 ай бұрын
Not true. I’ve been doing this for 25 years and just today saw a cap with 3 on common and 3 on herm. Yes 99/100 will be 4 C/3 Herm. But don’t say every universally across the board common always has 4. Not sure why some of you hvac “tech” KZfaqrs give advice that simply is not true. Maybe because you read it in a book? You need more field experience kiddo
@bonexsherАй бұрын
Not true 😢
@lanceditzler3 ай бұрын
Wow. This video must be for diy ers
@user-bk4fb8gm3q Жыл бұрын
This is not true
@kelvingrissom432 Жыл бұрын
This is not true. Most brands are like the capacitors in the video but not. Never say always. Never say never
@calholli2 ай бұрын
The amount of hours searching this could have saved me. lol ... not funny
@thomasjensen52372 ай бұрын
Wrong.
@vizioasdf2 ай бұрын
Large flashy read along captions are annoying AF. Added sound effects, bloop, chimes dings and bells are annoying AF. Good info video though.
@albertperez606011 күн бұрын
If it took you hours to find that out, maybe you shouldn't be doing hvac.