Troubleshooting of a potential relay can be done with an ohmmeter.
Potential relay troubleshooting.
When used with a run capacitor a 15 000 ohm to 18 000 ohm 2 w bleed resistor should be attached to the start capacitor to prevent possible arcing when the relay contacts open.
I ve used this procedure many times.
The above procedure simply mimics the action of the potential relay.
All you have to do is touch the ends of the.
A simple ohmmeter is all that is needed to troubleshoot a potential relay.
Knowing the sequence of operation for this type of starting relay can help you diagnose confirm or rule out certain service problems.
Potential starting relays consist of a high resistance coil and a set of normally closed contacts.
The relay does the same thing.
It s probably a bad potential relay.
Replacement relays can be cross referenced for different manufacturers using convenient tables via the internet.
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After taking all of the connecting wires off of the potential relay measure the resistance across the 1 and 2 terminals.
Remember short out the start cap used above.
Whenever possible the model number on the old relay should be used when ordering a new relay.
A simple ohmmeter is all that is needed to troubleshoot a potential relay.
Potential relay operation and testing.
The start cap is momentarily applied to the circuit then quickly disengaged.
This video explains the terminal arrangement of a potential relay how to wire it up and how it works.
The resistance should read close to zero since there are normally closed contacts between terminals 1 and 2.