Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:41:05 +0100 From: Colin Stamp <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: [XP] Sporadic aircon
On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 09:38:51 +0100, "moray" <mtb_hyphen_rulesnospamail.co.uk> wrote: > >Most likely a knackered clutch on the compressor. >Connect a test lamp from the clutch power wires on the compressor, and see >if it's still getting power when the system stops working. > Could be. The next part of my cunning plan is to check the clutch is pulling current. I'm still wondering if there might be a refrigeration problem which could cause the high-side pressure to intermittently drop to a "switched off" level even with the compressor running though. Cheers, Colin.