[Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn.

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

Yes, you can stick two electrolytics together like that.
Remember that the value will double if you parallel 2 identical caps
together like that.

GL

Mike-VE9AA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale L Martin" <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 12:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn.


>
>
> I heard/read/dreamed/made up somewhere that, in the absence of a
replacement
> motor starting capacitor, a TEMPORARY motor starting capacitor
substitution
> (for testing purposes only) can be made by putting two electrolytic
> capacitors of about 250Ufd/100VDC back to back (plus-neg-neg-plus?
> neg-plus-plus-neg?) to see if it is indeed the motor starting capacitor
that
> is the problem.
>
> Does that actually work?
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
> > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 09:27
> > To: Dave_Hoaglin@abtassoc.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/5/02 7:14:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > Dave_Hoaglin@abtassoc.com writes:
> >
> > > What should I try next to diagnose the problem?
> >
> >     This usually turns out to be a bad motor starting capacitor.
> > I don't know
> > if there's anything special about it so I can't suggest any
> > substitutes but
> > maybe you could get one from the Rotor Doc or Norm's Rotor Service.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve    K7LXC
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