I have a Pentair Challenger CHII N1 1.5A/346206 model pump. Recently the pump abruptly shut down so I figured it was the capacitor. Took off the capacitor and ordered what showed to be the exact same one from Amazon (turns out the new one is slightly different as you can see in the pic). I then hooked up the new one but nothing happened so now am thinking the motor died. So I then tested both capacitors for the MFD. The original capacitor tested 11MFd and the new one tested 30Mfd. So now I'm wondering if the capacitor and motor died at the same time? That seemed unlikely so I called the manufacturer of the capacitor (Titan) and they said even though the 2 capacitors are slightly different with different model numbers they should act exactly the same. So now I am wondering if I should try another capacitor or if there is a way I can test the motor without the capacitor to see if it just died. Any help would be appreciated.
Pentair Challenger died
- Thread starter jackhandsome
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Which motor do you have? A picture would be good.
With the power OFF, test for continuity between each wiring terminal and the case or ground wire. There should be zero reading. If there is any reading the motor is bad. Did a breaker trip? Do you have 240V across both terminals with power applied to the motor? Is that the capacitor in the housing on the top of the motor? That's a run capacitor.
Yes the capacitor is in the housing on top of the motor. Do you think that it is odd that both the motor and capacitor crapped out at the same time? Also, I will test for continuity. I am not at home so cannot post a pic of the unit itself but have grabbed one off the internet..
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As I was taught at the StaRite motor classes, a bad capacitor is usually a symptom of a larger issue, not the cause.