A/C Motor Problem Second Motor,?

Question

My A/C Fan Motor Went Out I went to the Local Electric Shop told them what I had which was a GE 1/8 HP Capacitor Motor with 4 Wires Black, Green, Brown, Purple, Green Ground, Black Purple Line, Brown to Capacitor, The new Motor has seven wires Green Ground, Black and White for Direction, Yellow and Black Line, Brown &Brown/White He hooked to a capacitor, The motor turns the right way. The Brown Wire on the Old Motor was hooked to the Capacitor on A/C unit but with the new motor it didn't get hooked up to anything? The problem is I had a tech here he told me my Compressor Motor was shot because after putting this motor In the compressor wouldn't turn on. I bought another motor the same Part Number, same four wires as orginal, the compressor kicks on but the fan motor doesn't turn the right way and is not reveseable, I'm thinking the first motor was not wired right causing the compressor not to kick on, but now I two Motors and a $900 Compressor (not Needed) and still no A/C.

Answer 1

I didn't see a question. However on newer units the condenser fan is in series with a sensor to keep the head pressure around 250 to 280 lbs. As the condenser gets hotter the fan will move faster.

Answer 2

there should be a blue wire tht connects to a circut on the drivers side towards the windshield plug it in and it should turn on the same thing happened 2 me 2day

Answer 3

I cant get a clear understanding of what went on and what got replaced.

Did the compressor get replaced?

Sounds like you just got the wrong fan motor.

Some motors can be reversed by removing the end caps and changing the rotor the other direction.

Sounds like the tech didn't wait for the compressor to cool off to check if it was operable.

Answer 4

There is a way to get the right motor. Get the original motor and you should go yourself and talk to the guys that sell the motors, explain to them what is going on and then after getting the motor have another technician come over and put that in for you. Make sure you take the original motor. and make sure that on the motor that they give you it is listed what direction is going to spin. I would suggest you that if you have a (AAA motors) store close to you, then you should go there. These guys are good and they know more than a technician about motors, and that's because they sell them. Good luck.