Transcription of DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RUN AND START CAPACITORS
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Capacitor Industries | 335 Beinoris Drive, Wood Dale, Illinois, 60191 | 773-774-6666 (phone) | 773-774-6690 (fax) | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RUN AND START CAPACITORS The simplest way to explain the mechanics of a capacitor would be to compare it to a battery; both store and release electricity. CAPACITORS are charged with electricity then release its stored energy at a rate of sixty times per second in a 60 cycle alternating current system. The sizing is critical to motor efficiency just as sizing of batteries is critical to a radio. A radio that requires a 9V battery will not work with a size battery.
Run capacitors are designed for continuous duty, and are energized the entire time the motor is running. Single phase electric motors need a capacitor to energize a second phase winding. This is why sizing is so critical. If the wrong run capacitor is installed, the …
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