How To Test A Compressor. Checking the current draw on the 120 VAC power supply. What I did was put shop air into the compressor out let.

If the compressor passes the above tests take a multimeter set to R x 10000 10K and check each winding to ground. Connect your AC compressor clutch to a 12-volt battery to see if it engages. The common terminal will be connected to the overload protector or connect directly to.
The common terminal will be connected to the overload protector or connect directly to.
Reconnect it with the inverter board. Start the compressor and note down the time taken for the pressure to rise from P1 to P2 through a stopwatch. Look at the compressor there is no fluid in the base of the compressor so the head gasket is not involved. Check the AC control on the dash.
