Packard TRCFD455 45+5MFD 440/370V Round Run Capacitor Replaces PRCFD455

AC guy said ours is dying or dead (AC still worked fine) but said he would be charging me almost $300 to replace it. Told me to pick on up and install it cause it would be a lot cheaper. turn power and breaker OFF, Easy replacement take pictures of wires and pins. Online tutorials as well.

I have a very large home (7300sf) with dual phase Carrier AC system for the first and lower level, and a second system (heat pump) for the 2nd floor and loft level. Last summer the upper level unit stopped working. Called an AC tech who took roughly two hours to figure out what was wrong. The outside unit stopped cutting on. Finally he replaced the capacitor and $350 later the AC was working again. Fast forward 8 months later. The same thing began to happen with the unit for the first and lower level. I was standing out front and could hear a whining sound coming from the side of the house. I went to investigate. The fan on the compressor appeared as if it was stuck. I pulled the breaker and stuck a rod through the top grill to push the blade to see if the fan motor had seized up. I was able to move it and pushed it until it made a single revolution. I put the breaker back in and the unit kicked on with the fan running. 2 months later I noticed that the first floor of house was warm although the AC was running. I checked the temp of the air coming out of the register and found it to be warm. I checked the unit outside and sure enough not only was the fan not spinning, the was not running at all. Immediately I'm thinking the entire compressor is gone, which I had already thought would eventually happen but simply monitored it listening for the whining and humming sound I heard before.I contacted an AC tech that I used in the past since I knew he'd give me a far price, but for some reason the guy couldn't make it that day. But then he never came when he said he would nor did he return any of our calls. We had a friend reach out to someone who knew a guy, who knew a guy yada, yada... At this point the outside temperature was getting milder due to the amount and frequency of rain here on the east coast so there was no rush to spend upwards of $3000 to have the unit replaced. I just so happened to google the symptoms trying to determine if the entire unit needed to be replaced or if there was a way to replace the fan/motor assembly for less than the cost of a replacement compressor. Low and behold the very first YouTube video I came across, there's a guys describing the exact same set of symptoms, first the fan didn't turn on, he pushed it like I did and it ran for about another month, then the entire unit stopped working. He replaced the capacitor while videoing the repair and within ten minutes he had the unit running. Needless to say, I did the exact same thing and had my system running in 5. The biggest issue was finding the right one and then deciding which brand to trust. I called Carrier to try to find the OEM part number without having to open the unit up until I was ready to fix it. They refused to give it to me due to liability (such BS, my warranty is over), they obviously did not want to take business away from their dealers. I was able to get the part number from a distributor and also found out that Carrier doesn't make their own parts anyway and typically uses multiple Chinese made brands. I chose this one due to it's popularity among HVAC companies. Works like a charm.. I bought two so I'd have a spare at the ready in the event the same thing happens again.. 4 screws and less than 10 minutes of work and I saved myself $300+ on this repair. I won't know the reliability of the part until the unit is running until the temperature changes. but for now, the problem has been resolved with a $6 part ($8 with Prime Delivery).As for the guy who came to fix it the last time this happened, he obviously did not know what he was doing. Screwed up my Smart Thermostat and ended installing the old Honeywell unit thinking it was the stat that was causing the unit not to kick on. I guy I will be doing my own HVAC repairs from now on unless the unit need to be replaced or it's too hot to go into the attack (but then I'd just at night when it's cooler).

God Product, fast postage, thank you.

Good to have as a spare when your heath pump goes out .Saves you $150.00 not to have a technician comes over .

Right capacity, right Voltage, right price.