Jim Lynch wrote: > Ben Okopnik wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 07:25:00PM -0500, Jim Lynch wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >> The general rule of thumb is that you should replace those caps with >> their exact replacements, or at least stay within 10% of the original >> capacitance. In my experience, as long as the voltage rating is the same >> or higher and the capacitance value is somewhere in the same universe >> with the original one (-50% - +100%), it doesn't seem to make much of a >> difference for start caps (not true for run caps, though.) Don't ever go >> below the original voltage rating, though; the fireworks can be pretty >> impressive. I know _all_ about it. :))) >> OK just as a followup. The cap was bad however when I replaced it the motor only ran for a few seconds. I called Mermaid in Florida and talked with Brian. Now it turns out Brian is a sales geek, not a support fellow. He instructed me to remove the thermostat and twist some wires together. Hm, so the blower IS working. He then said the thermostat was bad. I looked at it critically and realized the 2AA batteries were not 100%. In fact one of them was leaking a bit. I replaced them and ...........It works! I'm not basking in warmth. Well, it didn't hurt that the temp here got to 67 today, but the A-C/heat pump works again.
Jim. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
