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by jcims 1371 days ago
That starting coil can get stalled too, esp if head pressure is still very high. I did HVAC 30 years ago and back then you could reliably thermal-trip residential and commercial systems by simply turning them off then back on within 10-15 seconds. Motor would just hum for a few seconds then 'click. We'd always have to let it equalize for a minute or so before turning back on.

Not sure if that applies to newer systems.