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Well, Bill, I got interested in air conditioners a while back. I don't know why, because it's not really a common thing around here, especially external ones with the big box and the big fan, you know, outside your house. Apparently, what usually goes in them is a big, fat capacitor. And you don't need to solder it in or anything. It's plugged in. There's just wire caps on it, and you just unplug it and replace that. And that's usually the problem. 9 out of 10 chances. If it's not absolutely clogged up with pollen, dust, dirt, and debris, which that also can be cleaned out very easily with a shop vac. And you take the screws out of the outer casing, and it exposes the innards. And you just vacuum all that out, maybe wipe it down with a cloth. If you've got a multimeter, just check the capacitor. If it's showing dead, then that's your problem. I wish I was down there, because I could definitely help you with that. I've watched umpteen videos on air conditioning repair, and it's usually that one bloody fat capacitor that's in there. So if you have to speak to an air conditioning maintenance place, ask them if they checked or are willing to check the capacitor before they try to sell her a completely new unit, because most times it's just capacitors, Bill. Is that what they replaced last time? Go ahead.