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Old 15th Jan 2021, 10:08 am   #20
Ed_Dinning
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Default Re: When is a capacitor not across the mains.

The whole concept of the X cap was that when it goes SC, it is meant to self heal, then go open or have reduced capacity.
The dreaded RIFA types unfortunately did not.

I believe motor start/ run caps are also supposed to self heal

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