10/5 mfd capacitor modern replacements (maybe 5/5/5 uf)
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
Hello all,
I am trying to repair a capacitor on a ceiling fan that is rather old. The capacitor is old enough to use the old unit label of mfd instead of uf for micro-farads.
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Just in case the image is hard to read the text on the capacitor is:
Y C E
10MFD/5MFD/250VAC
GY/5R/5BR/5GR
I have found that there are a few people asking about this exact capacitor, but only in amazon questions and I don't want to trust those as technical advice.
From what I understand, the important thing is to get a capacitor with at least 250VAC, the same number of wires, and the same capacitance value. I have not been able to locate a single 10/5 uf capacitor regardless of the number of wires. What I have been able to find is a 5+5+5 uf capacitor with people saying it is a valid replacement.
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I know that capacitors in parallel add their capacitance, so should I be able to buy a 5+5+5 and just attach two of the 5uf outputs to the 10mfd wire? Or do I need to actually track down a 10+5 uf capacitor?
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EDIT: I have been doing a lot more research into this. I am now wondering if the 10mfd/5mfd is just a lie. making a few assumptions, GY could mean grey, R red, BR brown, and GR green. If that's the case, the grey are live, and the red, brown, and green are all 5 uf capacitors. This would explain why all of the more modern capacitors that come up in my searches are 5+5+5 uf and I cannot locate a single 10+5 uf.
10/5 mfd capacitor modern replacements (maybe 5/5/5 uf)
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
Hello all,
I am trying to repair a capacitor on a ceiling fan that is rather old. The capacitor is old enough to use the old unit label of mfd instead of uf for micro-farads.
[image|2996978]
Just in case the image is hard to read the text on the capacitor is:
Y C E
10MFD/5MFD/250VAC
GY/5R/5BR/5GR
I have found that there are a few people asking about this exact capacitor, but only in amazon questions and I don't want to trust those as technical advice.
From what I understand, the important thing is to get a capacitor with at least 250VAC, the same number of wires, and the same capacitance value. I have not been able to locate a single 10/5 uf capacitor regardless of the number of wires. What I have been able to find is a 5+5+5 uf capacitor with people saying it is a valid replacement.
[image|2996982]
[br]
[br]
I know that capacitors in parallel add their capacitance, so should I be able to buy a 5+5+5 and just attach two of the 5uf outputs to the 10mfd wire? Or do I need to actually track down a 10+5 uf capacitor?
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EDIT: I have been doing a lot more research into this. I am now wondering if the 10mfd/5mfd is just a lie. making a few assumptions, GY could mean grey, R red, BR brown, and GR green. If that's the case, the grey are live, and the red, brown, and green are all 5 uf capacitors. This would explain why all of the more modern capacitors that come up in my searches are 5+5+5 uf and I cannot locate a single 10+5 uf.
10/5 mfd capacitor modern replacements (maybe 5/5/5 uf)
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
Hello all,
I am trying to repair a capacitor on a ceiling fan that is rather old. The capacitor is old enough to use the old unit label of mfd instead of uf for micro-farads.
[image|2996978]
Just in case the image is hard to read the text on the capacitor is:
Y C E
10MFD/5MFD/250VAC
GY/5R/5BR/5GR
I have found that there are a few people asking about this exact capacitor, but only in amazon questions and I don't want to trust those as technical advice.
From what I understand, the important thing is to get a capacitor with at least 250VAC, the same number of wires, and the same capacitance value. I have not been able to locate a single 10/5 uf capacitor regardless of the number of wires. What I have been able to find is a 5+5+5 uf capacitor with people saying it is a valid replacement.
[image|2996982]
[br]
[br]
I know that capacitors in parallel add their capacitance, so should I be able to buy a 5+5+5 and just attach two of the 5uf outputs to the 10mfd wire? Or do I need to actually track down a 10+5 uf capacitor?