On 14 May 2007 at 18:34, joe lang wrote:
Most (but not all) motor starting capacitors are oil
filled
(non-polarized) and do not suffer the same electrolyte
breakdown.
The good ones are oil-filled, but electrolytics are far more common
today--you hardly can find a motor from the far East now that uses an
oil-filled cap.
Cheers,
Chuck