Meaning of C S & R C- Common S- Start R- Run Short trick to remember. Can She Run Can - C She - S Run- R How to decide common start and run. By check continuity. • The lowest ohm reading is between Common and Run • The middle ohm reading is between Common and Start • The highest ohm reading is between Start and Run Common is just a point between Start and Run, and therefore, the Common to Start and Run to Start readings will add up to the run to start reading. Many will tout this as a diagnostic reading you should check. It's more a mathematical fact than something useful to check. If you did see a higher reading Start to Common + Run to Common vs. Run to Start, it could really only indicate an increased resistance through the motor thermal overload that breaks common. Here is how I remember which winding resistance is which (let the mockery begin): Starting is hard , it has the highest resistance. Running is hard too but it's not as hard as starting, so it has less resist...