afzalb
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Hi all
I'm looking for some help from someone who knows about motor capacitors.
The pump of my swimming pool has started acting erratically. Sometimes it would start, and other times not. I could always get it to restart by turning the fan while turning on the power, so I deduced that the problem is a failing start capacitor.
I opened it and found the capacitor shown in the image.
The thing is, Arcotronics don't exist anymore. The dimensions, by the way, are approximately 69mm by 38mm.
Can I just replace this with another PP 14uF +-5% unpolarized capacitor rated to 470V?
Or do I need something more specific? (BTW, I'm presuming it's not polarized as I can't see any + marking on or near the cables.)
Any help would be much appreciated.
Afzal
I'm looking for some help from someone who knows about motor capacitors.
The pump of my swimming pool has started acting erratically. Sometimes it would start, and other times not. I could always get it to restart by turning the fan while turning on the power, so I deduced that the problem is a failing start capacitor.
I opened it and found the capacitor shown in the image.
The thing is, Arcotronics don't exist anymore. The dimensions, by the way, are approximately 69mm by 38mm.
Can I just replace this with another PP 14uF +-5% unpolarized capacitor rated to 470V?
Or do I need something more specific? (BTW, I'm presuming it's not polarized as I can't see any + marking on or near the cables.)
Any help would be much appreciated.
Afzal