4 Dec
2003
4 Dec
'03
5:09 a.m.
From: vrs <vrs(a)msn.com>
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These are oilfilled AC capacitors. Not an
electrolytic capacitor. They are
usually used together with the motor. Phase-shift capacitor for example to
generate a second phase on a single phase system.
Hmm...Doesn't look oil-filled to me; more like a
cream-colored paste. Looks
just like an electrolytic which has blown crud out through the safety vent,
which has then hardened over the years into a crust. Under the crust is a
cream-colored substance with a texture like hardened toothpaste.
I do know that motor start and motor run are different and incompatible.
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Hi
This is most likely an electrolytic capacitor, it is just
that it is a non-polarize electrolytic. These are special
purpose capacitors. If you place a regular electrolytic
capacitor into this circuit it would blow up.
You can use a pair of electrolytics mounted back to
back of equal value and something like a 10 meg resistor
in parallel with each to keep them balanced. The capacitor
values need to have the full voltage rating each and
the value needs to be 2 times the desired value.
Dwight