rubbish non genuine dryer capacitors

[smeghead]

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codlets wrote:Ok I admit a little exaggeration, 15 mins about right. Once fan is removed and you have figured how to twist the fan housing in order to pull it out..

this is a great tip, tried last week & yes , once you figure out the fan casing removal./ less time now needed for a cap change 🙂

[Hollytree_Technical]

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Here is the pictures of a “Last One” branded capacitor that has lasted less than 2 weeks.

Jem

[stratfordgirl]

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http://lastone.cn/english/ claim to have been around since 1993. Their web pictures suggest they apply silver hologram stickers to their motor capacitors. I wonder if this suggests the existence of counterfeit versions on the international marketplace which could have been picked by our wholesalers.

[eastlmark]

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Hollytree_Technical wrote:Here is the pictures of a “Last One” branded capacitor that has lasted less than 2 weeks.

Jem

mmm, fitted one on a Hoover drier some weeks back and left it running while I was writing the bill out and next thing burning smell and all sorts of bad stuff from the motor. I assumed it was a goosed motor and due to being so difficult to get too just wrote it and my newly fitted capacitor off. Maybe should have taken another look.

[Micky 32]

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I’m having a couple that failed that i replaced in the last few months. One on a Whirlpool drier and a Belling dishwasher , not happy! :angry4:

[kladave]

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I’ve been to a Hoover dryer that I fitted a Last One capacitor today and do you know what it’s going to be the Last One I fit!!!!

[Brendarran]

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Sorry to dig up an old post but this is an issue I have been having with Qualtex capacitors just recently.

I fitted a 10uF cap to my own (thankfully) Beko condenser dryer last year. I had refurbished this dryer and fitted it with a brand new motor and decided to keep it to replace my old trusty white knight vented dryer. At the same time as the motor swap I replaced the cap but 2 months later the cap failed. I put it down to a bad cap and replaced it with another 10uF also from Qualtex (bought at the same time). One month later I set the dryer going and was sat in my kitchen having a brew. The first I knew about it was a friend shouted that my dryer was on fire and in super fast speed we managed to get the dryer outside and douse the flames. I had a friend from the fire service come round and confirm my suspicions that it was indeed the capacitor that was at fault. It was the only component to have been completely destroyed and it was at the centre of the fire. Even the burn pattern on the drum pointed to the location of the capacitor. Qualtex told me there were no reported issues with the capacitors and I gave them the benefit of the doubt and put it down to a freak incident.
Now, a few weeks ago I get called out to a dishwasher that I worked on in November. I replaced a 10uF capacitor on the wash pump but the customer rings me to tell me that the appliance has stopped washing and smoke was coming from under the appliance. I get there to find the capacitor has a hole burnt in the side of it. After some pretty rigorous testing and inspection of the wiring, hoses and motors etc. I found that the capacitor was the only component that was damaged and the rest of the appliance was in good working order. I swapped it for a genuine capacitor I had on the van and the dishwasher showed no other issues. I stayed with that dishwasher for quite sometime running and repeating tests to make sure the appliance was safe. Once again I have approached Qualtex and they are still saying there have been no reported issues with these capacitors. I have sent them a report and images of both the fire damaged appliance and the damaged capacito and I’m waiting for a reply.

I have since visited all my customers where I have fitted Qualtex 10uF caps and replaced them FOC with genuine caps. I’m now significantly out of pocket but its worth it for piece of mind knowing that my customers appliances are safe. I am about to send Qualtex the old capacitors for testing on their request.

Has anyone else experience failures like these?

The failed caps are both 10uF as I said and they are badged up “Last One”

[Brendarran]

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OK so I should have read all the posts in the thread. Looks like I’m not the only one who has had issues with these. I will be getting back to them tomorrow :grr:

[codlets]

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On the same topic of dodgey capacitors… Just got back from sorting this one out 😕

[codlets]

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…And one I came across a few months ago…

[kaibart]

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The capacitors are failing a lot on the hoover dryers I am ex hoover engineer and 15 mins the whole dryer would be apart, I agree with pattern ones from masterpart are rubbish every single 1 I fitted I was back to in a month, I only use genuine hotpoint 8.5 capacitors on the dryers and never had a call back.

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