Wanda L Belle Rose , LA December 09, 2014 Appliance: Model ON THE COMP. Overload protector done its job we had not defrosted the freezer for a long time causing the compressor to run more than it should it got overloaded found it defrosting First checked the power then took off the compresser connections cover looked for burnt wires or loose or disconnected wires they were none of those I then removed the wires from the starter an overload protector removed them checked both for contunuaty overload protector no contunuaty then I checked the 3 poles on the comp. for contunuaty they were ok then I checked each pole to ground on the com. to final check that the comp. was still good 9 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes