My capacitor just smoke on my pfaff machine had to put the head on my other machine to finish a job. Does anyone know where to get one. Without all the hassels you have to go through.
I'm probably gonna make myself look stupid saying this, but are you talking about a "start" cap on the motor? If so just look at the rating on it and go to any electrical contractor supply co. and they'll have them. I put one on the blower motor in my home furnace last year and it was only 6 or 7 dollars.
Kyle
I might add Be carefull unhooking your old one. Use dry leather gloves and insulated handled pliers. Capacitors store power to turn on the motor with a burst of energy so the motor doesn't "drag" and burn up. If it has any juice still in it, it can unload on you.
Sure fire way to test your capacitor... take your mulit-meter set for continuity, touch the two terminals of the meter to two terminals of the cap. the meter should show a rise then drop.... then test again switching the terminals, should get the same rise then drop...... if you get nothing the cap is bad!
jeff in PA
But make sure it is discharged first! Screwdriver across the terminals will do that.