[Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn.

[Steve Katz]

> Yes, you can stick two electrolytics together like that.
> Remember that the value will double if you parallel 2 identical caps
> together like that.
> 
	**Paralleling is what was described, or even what works.  Making a
non-polar cap out of two polarized ones involves wiring (two identical caps)
in series, and then the resulting capacitance is one-half of either one.
-WB2WIK/6



> 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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