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Sizing starter capacitor

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nbsdsailor

Industrial
Mar 22, 2015
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Hi, I'm hoping I can find some help here. I have a fan that recently had the motor's starter capacitor fail. Unfortunately the capacitor is so old that when I tried to clean the dirt off it the specs came off as well and I have no idea how many microfarads it is. The motor is an Emerson model K5 5HXKWN-8586. single phase 120, 1/3 HP, 5.7 FLA, 525 RPM. I couldn't find a service factor so Id assume 1.0. I'd greatly appreciate it if anyone could tell me the size of the starting capacitor I would need.
 
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