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Edit the title to add "Paging DrFridge" that's how I always flush him out [;)]
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AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT WORKS!!!!!! I swear Aimless is the one that always gets me. LOL!
OK Hex, you have a BASIC refrigeration system there. You have a thermostatand a compressor. EASY! I hope you know how to use a multimeter.
FIRST UNPLUG THE REFRIGERATOR!.
If you do, first check the two terminals on the thermostat for continuity. when off, it should be open and when you turn it to 1 or more, you should have continuity.
If that checks out then go to your compressor. You have a two wires going to that. One is your hot lead that goes to a round black disk called an overload. that comes off and you can check continuity on that. If you get contiuity, your overload is good. If not, there is your problem.
If you are really adventurous take the relay off (under the overload) and there are three terminals on the compressor. (Common, Start and Run) touch one lead of your meter to one of the terminals and the other to the copper tubing on the refrigerator if nothing, then do the same for each of the other two termials. if there is continuity between any of those terminals and the copper tubing, your compressor is grounded and say bye bye.
DONT TAP THE REFRIGERANT LINES OF THAT UNIT!!! You are asking for more trouble than its worth.