From: Daniel who wants to know on

"brassplyer" <brassplyer(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Replaced both the fan cap and compressor cap and it's runnin' like a
> champ now. The guy at the parts place put a meter on them and said the
> fan cap was on its way out and the compressor cap was kaput. The shape
> on the compressor cap is different - this one is oval, the old one was
> cylindrical about like an old car coil. However the ratings are the
> same and it appears to work.
>


I would have gotten ones rated for 440 volts instead of 370 myself because
it leaves more headroom for power spikes and surges.