Fermo Vending Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 hey ya'll, Placed a dixie narco 276 e on location this morning and after I was working on it for a while noticed that the air was blowing but wasn't getting cold. Both fans were turning on. After a little while the hum of the compressor eventually came on, but then it turned off shortly after (roughly 2 or 3 minutes). I turned the thermostat all the off & all the way on after the compressor turned back off, and eventually the compressor kicked back on. Worth mentioning there's a 3-1 hard start kit attached to the compressor, and when I was moving it I managed to unplug the main power cord on the inside of the machine. Does short cycling mean a bad compressor? Do I need to replace my cooling deck? Any mechanical failures I can check on? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Forgot to ask, are the cooling decks of 276e & 501e interchangeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Yes they're interchangeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 18 minutes ago, Fermo Vending said: Yes they're interchangeable? As long as you don't have some Frankenstein machine going on, they are completely 100% interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 7 minutes ago, AngryChris said: As long as you don't have some Frankenstein machine going on, they are completely 100% interchangeable. Lol they cooling decks look the same which is what prompted me to ask. Doesn't seem like there are any experiments going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Some older E models had pressure sensors on the refrigerant line. Look for 2 wires attached to a small round sensor on the copper line. If so, cut the 2 wires and connect them together to bypass the switch. If no sensor, your compressor is likely failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 4 minutes ago, lacanteen said: Some older E models had pressure sensors on the refrigerant line. Look for 2 wires attached to a small round sensor on the copper line. If so, cut the 2 wires and connect them together to bypass the switch. If no sensor, your compressor is likely failing. I'll look for that next time I'm there. Any chance you have a photo of what the sensor looks like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 No photos, but it's close to the compressor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fermo Vending Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Got it, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 The fact that the compressor already has a hard start kit on it means this problem has existed for a while now. It's just a matter of time before the compressor has to be replaced and now is the time. Be sure your thermostat is at 3 1/2 and the capillary tube is clipped into the evaporator shroud to the right of the evaporator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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