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Good day all So I have been struggling for about a week now to no avail. I have a Samsung RSA1DTPE double door refrigerator/freezer. One Monday evening after coming home I saw the refrigerator's temperature was rising (It was working perfectly the previous day). So after reading through the service manual and testing a couple of components I am still clueless. Here is a brief summary of what I have tested so far: 1. I tested the resistance on the compressor while off (reading about 13.7 Ohms, as per the spec sheet it should be 14 Ohms) 2. I tested the voltage on the relay on the PCB (Getting 240V +- 2% which is what I expected) so the relay is fine 3. I can hear the compressor switching on and off intermittently 2 min off, 2 min on (Not sure of the timing, so the compressor is engaging.) 4. I have run the built in diagnostics on the refrigerator and I receive no abnormal checks. 5. Will the refrigerator is on, I can feel the compressor heating up. 6. All fans and thermistors are working and within their specified range (I think) 7. I have not tested the PTC or start capacitor yet (Advice on how?) I hope this is enough info for you clever people to help me out. I bought this refrigerator about a month ago (second hand) and really don't want a 100+kg paper weight. Model info: Refrigerator model - RSA1DTPE Rated voltage - 230-240V Rated frequency - 50Hz Rated current - 1.3A Defrosting input - 320W Climatic Class - T Insulation Class of compressor windings - B Rated max input of lamp - Freezer 1.6W Rated max input of lamp - Refrigerator 1.6W Refrigerant - R-600a Refrigerant mass - 0.08kg Insulation blowing Gas - Cyclopentane Thanks in advance Regards Michael