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Originally Posted by javadog
Buy a capacitor made in the USA. They are hard to find, but available. The Chinese ones that have flooded the market are crap, they can fail within 24 hours. Ask me how I know.
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Indeed. I once replaced an AC capacitor with one I bought on Ebay only to have the capacitor explode and catch my AC unit on fire within 24 hours.
Fortunately there's not much to burn inside an AC condensor unit and my neighbor happened to be standing nearby when it exploded -- not sure extinguishing the fire with the hose the best idea, but it worked. Damage was minimal but I did have to replace some wiring that got melted.