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Air conditioner compressor is not turning on relay?

Tiny
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How much did you add and what are the pressures?

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Friday, April 30th, 2021 AT 4:33 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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I added two small cans. It takes a long time because I have to keep bleeding the propellant out of the line when the pressure gets too high.
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What is the pressure that you think is too high?
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It goes in the red on the gauge.
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We are not getting anywhere here since you do not understand how this system works.

I need numbers from a set of gauges. You need to either rent a set or buy a cheap set and put them on your truck and give me the readings.

You also will need a test light to do some voltage checks.

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Friday, April 30th, 2021 AT 4:33 PM (Merged)
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If I put a screwdriver or key in either port (high and low) nothing comes out. How is putting gauges to it going to show a reading?
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Friday, April 30th, 2021 AT 4:34 PM (Merged)
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Without pressure, the system will not engage.

Does not make sense. If you put in two cans and the reading is in the red, there should be pressure.

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Friday, April 30th, 2021 AT 4:34 PM (Merged)
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No it does not. While putting the cans in the pressure goes up but the clutch does not kick in to take the refrigerant.
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You are going to need help from someone who knows AC systems.

Do you have anyone who can help you that has knowledge of the system?

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Friday, April 30th, 2021 AT 4:34 PM (Merged)
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These are the voltage numbers to the four electrical terminals with the AC turned on (you can see them in white).
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Friday, April 30th, 2021 AT 4:34 PM (Merged)
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The high side switch with 0 volts is wrong. That is the sensor behind the compressor.

That voltage comes from the control head as you can see in the diagram I sent you on my first response.

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That diagram is a little small for me to read. So how do we get the volts to the high side switch?
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Can I jumper the wire directly from the low side switch to the high side switch? Or maybe the low switch is bad?
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