[Richard]

This is a heads up for those who have installed the direct drive blower. I was poking about in that bay working on one of the aux air compressors when I saw the top of the start cap for the blower.

The picture is of the rubber cover on the start cap. It looks to me like the crimp connections on the terminals developed high resistance causing the heat. The capacitor stills tests good. The wire going to one crimp terminal was melted about an inch starting at the crimp.
   

Anyway, it’s something to take a look at. I went ahead and put new connectors on the wires, and I used the heat shrink kind because I think they grip the wire better and take some of the strain off the crimp.

I don’t know that there is a generic problem, but if it happened on mine, it’s worth taking a glance at. You will have to slide the cover off to look at the cap.

CAUTION ! The cap could be charged, so short out the terminals so you don’t wet your socks.