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08-13-2005, 01:35 PM #1
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What do you not do when you find the "herm" wire burned off of a run capacitor?, no multiple choice here, you can add what you should do first before attempting a repair if you like.
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08-13-2005, 01:38 PM #2
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Dont touch the terminals on that cap til its been discharged
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08-13-2005, 01:53 PM #3
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Did you learn the hard way too?
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08-13-2005, 01:56 PM #4
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Yep. You havent lived til youve been bit by a cap!Originally posted by swampfox
Did you learn the hard way too?
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08-13-2005, 06:25 PM #5
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the snap is scary enough when you discharge one
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08-13-2005, 07:54 PM #6
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Yep, I had one the other day that sounded like an M-80 going off
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08-14-2005, 01:41 AM #7
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Ahem... An open start winding on the motor can do the same thing. Leave a cap in a charged condition.
Is this a Fabreze moment? C.Y.D. I'm voting white elephant. 2¢.
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08-14-2005, 11:10 AM #8
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Ahem... An open start winding on the motor can do the same thing. Leave a cap in a charged condition.
so isnt it a good idea to put a resistor across the terminals of a run cap to bleed off that charge ?
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08-14-2005, 12:20 PM #9
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An old screwdriver is my remedyOriginally posted by ct2
Ahem... An open start winding on the motor can do the same thing. Leave a cap in a charged condition.
so isnt it a good idea to put a resistor across the terminals of a run cap to bleed off that charge ?
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08-14-2005, 12:22 PM #10
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Originally posted by joker1
An old screwdriver is my remedyOriginally posted by ct2
Ahem... An open start winding on the motor can do the same thing. Leave a cap in a charged condition.
so isnt it a good idea to put a resistor across the terminals of a run cap to bleed off that charge ?
Shorting a capacitor with a screwdriver or a wire can discharge the capacitor too fast and damage it. Use a resistor!
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08-14-2005, 12:26 PM #11
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