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I have not, but can't imagine there's anything special about it. Take it to a motor shop and ask for a replacement.
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
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Read the values off of it (microfarads and voltage rating) and buy another with the same physical size. And as stated, any motor shop could supply one, too.
Tom
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I had the same capacitor go bad about a year ago, wasn't much cheaper to get one elsewhere so I just ordered from sawstop.
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It might be worth looking for a replacement brand. Two failures in 3 years is not normal. Or maybe something else is causing their early failure?
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I had the same experience as Duke. Ended up buying from Sawstop.
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When I needed a capacitor for a furnace fan I priced them out and they were about $20 to $40 from the HVAC dealers and about $10 to $15 from motor repair places I went to an electric supply house and it was under $2
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Most capacitors are junk these days The ones used in consumer grade motors are really bad. Not to mention they are often odd shapes and sizes and harder to get that will fit back in the big plastic box that many machines have theirs housed in now.
I use hvac capacitors in my motors now and no more failures. Use the us made ones which are around $25 vs $8 for an import. Pricey but they last.
The one in my well pump blew up last summer. It has the same plastic box on the motor that many machines have and finding a replacement was nearly impossible. I ended up adding an external box and put a condenser capacitor in it. An extra set of wires running out of the motor and mess but it just works.
Also that capacitor was something I had never seen. It puked a huge mess of plastic like material that hardened when it cooled. It broke the case and glued itself inside. Guess that's better than an hvac oil filled capacitor exploding in there.
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Despite all the wonderful features and US engineering, it is still a Chiwanese saw and the motor itself might be bad. I have some machines that are quite heavily used with older US & Euro motors that have given me no troubles for years, but I have also burned up three chinese motors in the past 4-5 . You should look into a motor upgrade.
