Clint Talmadge wrote:
>It has been my intention to mount the cap on the bottom of the Hazer...I found
>a 130-156 MFD 330 VAC cap that is larger than the original and will not fit in
>the control box....Is there a downside to mounting the cap outside?
>
Yes. These caps have a terrible temperature coefficient and in very
cold weather the capacitance is only a fraction of its nominal value.
If you live in warm climates or use a capacitor with slightly greater
room temperature capacitance you should be OK.
FWIW, I have one mounted outside and it seems to work on my T2X even
when it's well below zero (F).
Bud, W2RU
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