Journey AC issues

[blevtr]

And the saga continues. We had no air, and the generator would surge trying to start something, anything. After researching on this site (and others) I purchases and replaced the start capacitors with hard start kits. I also found a badly corroded jumper wire on the top starter relay. Still had continuity, but it was badly corroded. NOW, we have half the air conditioning, and it works pretty good. Pulls 14 amps, surges up to 53 or so, then back to 14. I know the run capacitor is leaking oil, I think #1 compressor system.

I tried turning off circuit breakers to cut out whichever system is not starting. Evidently there is some cross-over, CB2 shuts off everything, CB1 shuts off a compressor. I think. I'm also wondering why the compressor relays have jumper wires: they don't show as such on the schematic. Trying to figure out what to try nest, to get the other half of our AC system.

[RJ Smith]

I had the same problem and amp. readings. My #2 compressor was frozen. Can you turn off that breaker?

[Wizard]

On my 36G, the left breaker is for Controls, fans and #1 compressor. Breaker #4 is for #2 compressor.

[blevtr]

One one occasion, the amp reading settled @ 26, which I think is consistent with both compressors operating. Then it fell off to 14 amps. Wizard, my circuit breakers are the same, #1 for compressor 1, #4 for compressor 2. But there must be some cross-linking, cause turning off CB1 seemed to shut off the air, but CB2 shut down everything and it was reluctant to come back up. Evidently you have to switch some wires around to bypass, and I'm not sure but someone may have already done so. I did find a schematic for my model unit, 6535A871, that shows the jumper wires on the start relays that I was wondering about. Now I can try to trace the color code. RJ Smith had the same problem and his #2 compressor was frozen, I'm looking for a much cheaper problem