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    Posted: 26 Aug 2020 at 9:01am
Congratulations on a successful repair! Well done! Hug Thumbs Up
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Aug 2020 at 6:07pm
Great! Glad to hear you got it fixed and didn't need a new a/c. Congrats!
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Replaced both capacitors and PTCR (which came with the hard start cap).  Unit now runs fine.  I should have checked to see which component was at fault, but it was my young son up on the roof in the hot sun. Total cost of less than $100 and about 30 minutes worth of work. In any case, alls well and I really do appreciate all the insight.  In particular, offgrid alerted me to the fact that there were two capacitors
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And yes.  Turns out the hard start is standard on it and it needs both.  Thanks for your insight offgrid.  
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I see what you mean.  But you don't have the correct model.  The one my kids have is 641915C751J0.  It does have a hard start kit available, too.  But I don't yet know if that's standard and on there.

Sorry.  One number was incorrect.
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https://www.dometic.com/en-us/us/support/dometic-penguin-ii-_-20772

Hmmm...Schematic on pg 11 shows a run cap for the compressor and fan and a start cap for the compressor. That's how mine is, mine is also a 2015. 
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Dometic Penguin  641915C751J0.  Dometic parts for it show one capacitor.
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Originally posted by Tibof

Given the small cost involved, I am going to replace the capacitor (there's only one) as soon as I can get one.  I can do all of the testing necessary, but if its not the capacitor, then the unit is toast.  Clearly it is getting power.  To me, the fan starting with an asset is the revealing clue pointing to capacitor.  I'll eventually report back.

Only one? There should be 2 capacitors in there, at least that is what I've seen. What model a/c do you have?
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I look forward to reading your report.
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