Capacitor required

[rocker]

I am repairing a Admiral top loader washer, It requires a motor capistor have rang maytag they tell me a new motor only..the value written on side 189-227 mfd 165vac 60Hz being a USA.
Does anyone know of a capacitor I could use.,as most capacitors are listed at much lower mfd values.
many thanks john

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Capacitor required

Try RS components – http://www.rswww.com

They should have something 🙂

Dave

[rocker]

Re: Capacitor required

Sadly Dave they cant help me, If I was a member they may have helped more.!! so if anyone can help, please do.
Cheers John

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Capacitor required

Eh ? 😕

You can order online, you only need to register and pay with a card, RS part number 117-170 (put in search box, select RS part number) is a 200uf capacitor +/- 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} will the trick :tup:

Dave.

[Phidom]

Re: Capacitor required

😕 Strange, just looked at the RS site. They call it a motor starter capacitor but they also call it an electrolytic. I thought electrolytic capacitors were only suitable for DC circuits.

[Dave_Conway]

Re: Capacitor required

Phidom wrote:I thought electrolytic capacitors were only suitable for DC circuits.

Nope, they’re nearly all electrolytic types on domestic appliances 😉

Dave.

[rocker]

Re: Capacitor required

Thanks Dave have been on RS site and found this part.
great to be able to obtain tec information on this site.
cheers John

[Phidom]

Re: Capacitor required

Ah, just been reading up:

http://www.tpub.com/neets/book2/3f.htm

Quote:
“Since an electrolytic capacitor is polarity sensitive, its use is ordinarily restricted to a dc circuit or to a circuit where a small ac voltage is superimposed on a dc voltage. Special electrolytic capacitors are available for certain ac applications, such as a motor starting capacitor. Dry electrolytic capacitors vary in size from about 4 …..”

Clear as mud 😀

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