Blunderof the Week

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Winky Dink

Couldn't find what I needed from Mouser because I was stuck on "nonpolar electrolytic" as referenced in the Nostalgiaair link:

"The capacitor must be a special type. It's a non-polarized electrolytic. It's non-polarized to handle the AC current, and electrolytic because of the relatively high capacitance value required."

But that article was written over 20 years ago!

Regarding w2ise.com, I think my G-data software is quirky. I get blocked occasionally from innocuous sites.

The last cap-dropper I made up was from a scrap ceiling fan.
When I see one on trash day and I have time, I remove the switch and cap assembly and leave the rest there. They have two AC caps of different values.