[TowerTalk] Polarized Electrolytic in Rotator Box?
gdaught6 at stanford.edu
gdaught6 at stanford.edu
Fri Jun 29 19:01:33 EDT 2007
On 29 Jun 2007 at 17:50, Clint Talmadge wrote:
> I am glad this thread started. I have a Motor Start Capacitor ready to be installed at the base of my tower which is marked 130-156 MFD 330VAC . How can I tell if it is polarized or not? There are no + or - marks on the terminals and I assumed (I know, I know) that it would work.
If the capacitor is rated for AC, (330VAC) then it shouldn't have a
polarity marked, should it? Maybe we get confused because AC rated
capacitors CAN be used on DC (with a voltage rating about 3x the AC
rated voltage.) But if it's AC rated, then using it on AC is what's
expected! Am I missing something?
73,
George T. Daughters, K6GT
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