Reddit mentions of Sears Craftsman 30B0363 Liftmaster Chamberlain Capacitor

Alright, I repaired my A/C for 40 bucks.

If AC unit won't click on, then try this:

What you do:

1. Turn off power
   
   
2. Remove the panel on the side of the unit.
   
   
3. Look at and write down everything on the Contactor and the Capacitor. Model, serial, voltage, etc.
   
   http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-DP2040A5003-conditioning-control-contactor/dp/B00097BDW8
   
   Thats a contactor.
   
   http://www.amazon.com/Sears-Craftsman-Liftmaster-Chamberlain-Capacitor/dp/B0007PQBW4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1279901226&sr=1-3
   
   Thats a capacitor.
   
   
4. Turn on Power.
   
   
5. Take the information from that. type it into google. Find the parts or at least a very similar item, based on voltage/amperage, etc.
   
   Order them. Wait for them to arrive.
   
   
6. Now they have arrived. Turn off power again.
   
   
7. Take a photo of the wires. This will be useful later if you fuck up and mess something up.
   
   
8. Remove one wire at a time, placing that wire immediately onto the new part in the same place. Once all wires are connected, screw it onto the unit.
   
   Do the same thing with the capacitor and contactor.
   
   
9. Turn on power. Is the button sucked in on the comnector? No? Push it in. It should stay stuck in.
   
   This is a 40 dollar fix to one of the most common problems that A.C units have. Its much cheaper than calling a repair guy (90 bucks to show up before parts)
   
   Good luck sir.
   
   Also, if you can't afford to risk wasting 40 bucks here, you could invest about 12 dollars or so in something like this
   
   http://bestofferbuy.com/LCD-Display-Digital-Voltage-Tester-Pen-Detector-Meter-p-17406.html?currency=USD&utm_source=gbase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=gbase
   
   The wires sucking in Energy should set this sucker off. The wires AFTER the contact might not be getting enough energy because the capacitor or the contactor is bad.