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PC40 Main chip to compressor-driver chip communication error
What the control is telling you
The outdoor main control chip has lost communication with the compressor driver chip.
Applies to: DLCURAH18-60 AAK/ABK single-zone heat pump outdoor units (18K-60K, regular and High Heat)
Likely causes
- Outdoor board fault
- Loose internal connection between boards
Test and repair steps
- Warning: Turn off and lock out power at the outdoor disconnect and wait for the inverter capacitors to discharge before touching the outdoor board or compressor wiring.
- Reseat connectors between the outdoor control and drive boards.
- Power cycle the unit.
- If it persists, replace the outdoor board per the service manual.
Settings for these units
Outdoor unit minimum clearances · Midea DLCURA ducted single-zone inverter heat pump (outdoor)
| Side | Minimum |
|---|---|
| A - top | 24 in. (610 mm) |
| B - right side (service side) | 24 in. (610 mm) |
| C - front (air outlet) | 24 in. (610 mm) |
| D - left side | 4 in. (101 mm) |
| E - rear (air inlet) | 4 in. (101 mm) |
| Above max snow depth | 2 in. (50 mm) |
Side letters taken from Fig. 8 drawing.
Units facing each other: 59 in. (150 cm) or more; do not blow into another unit's inlet.
Models that show this code
12 models in Midea DLCURA ducted single-zone inverter heat pump (outdoor)
Other codes on the same units
- PC11 Outdoor DC bus high voltage protection
- PC12 DC bus high voltage protection / 341 MCE error
- PC30 System high pressure protection
- PC31 System low pressure protection
- PC42 Compressor start failure
- PC43 Compressor lack-phase protection
- PC44 Outdoor unit zero-speed protection
- PC45 Outdoor IR chip drive failure
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Source: Midea/Carrier DLCURA Installation Instructions (Catalog DLCURA-03SI), Table 11 Outdoor Unit Diagnostic Codes, p.19. Summarized in our own words; check the original manual for your model.
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