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Even if motor start capacitors are safe to touch, if you don't know what you're doing you might accidentally make contact with a dangerous capacitor. And the pa
by tylerhou 5y ago
Even if motor start capacitors are safe to touch, if you don't know what you're doing you might accidentally make contact with a dangerous capacitor. And the parent comment didn't clearly state to only change motor start capacitors -- they seem to endorse changing all capacitors without any warning.
Please don't accuse others of spreading FUD when this type of repair is legitimately dangerous.
- CamperBob2 5y agoYou might get run over by a bus on your way to the store to buy the capacitor, too. Don't overlook that possibility while you're jumping at shadows.
- Dylan16807 5y agoCapacitors such as what? A normal AC system is basically two fans, a compressor, and a bunch of pipes, right?
- pwg 5y agoA motor capacitor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_capacitor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_capacitor. Both the fan motor (external and internal fans) and the compressor itself will each likely have one. And should they fail, the motors will not start, which gives the appearance of a failed motor for the fans or the compressor, when what needs to be changed is a $5 capacitor.
- Dylan16807 5y agoNo, that's my point, they were arguing that there were other kinds of capacitor to worry about.
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- tylerhou 5y agoMy mistake; I assumed that there were other capacitors in maybe a power supply attached to the AC unit.