Arrived at our clients home for the outdoor unit, not turning on. I proceeded into the attic and verify that the And running. I then proceeded outside and found a failed capacitor. The contractor also had visual damage. I shared my findings with Mr. Bruce and he elected to replace the capacitor and contactor which would allow me to further test the system. Once I had replaced the two components, I attempted to turn on the unit and heard an audible buzzing sound coming from the compressor. The compressor motor was not coming on and I did some further diagnostics. I found the compressor winding from common to run to be open and not communicating. The compressor motor was not coming on and I did some further diagnostics. I found the compressor winding from common to run to be open and not communicating. The compressor is original to the 1998 outdoor condenser unit. I explain my findings to Mr. Bruce and we began discussions about replacing the outdoor equipment with matching indoor fu