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    Capacitor



    Hi There,

    Wonderin if someone can enlighten me

    Fitted new compressor and capacitor today the capacitor provided was different to the older one. it was bigger in size and said 40 uf instead of 35uf which was on the old one

    Fitted the capacitor and no problems with system
    Just wonderin
    1. what uf means
    2. if it would make any difference to the system in any way??


    thanks in advance

    Moondawn



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    Re: Capacitor

    uf = micro farad
    if it's a little bit bigger , that's ok , the system will work normally
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    Re: Capacitor

    Capacitors are rated by microfarads (uf) and voltage. The rated capacitor should not be
    changed, since the motor operates at maximum efficiency when using a specified
    capacitor size. Although a plus or minus 10 % rule of thumb applies to the microfard rating
    when changing out a capacitor. If necessary, the replacement capacitor voltage rating can
    be higher than specified, but not lower without effecting the capacitor life.
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    Re: Capacitor

    Thanks botrous for your input made things a lot clearer


    Thanks

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    Re: Capacitor

    welcome monndawn , hope u r enjoying the forum
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