Hi
I've just had to replace a belt on our tumble dryer which had snapped.
Upon testing the dryer the motor will not start by itself but will happily run if i push the drum to begin with, which lead me to test the start capacitor.
The capacitor rating is 9 uf 450v ac +/- 5%, testing capacitance with my multimeter gives me a reading of 8.5 uf which is just under the lower end of its tolerance.
Would this small amount be significant enough for it to not be capable of getting the motor running?
I've just had to replace a belt on our tumble dryer which had snapped.
Upon testing the dryer the motor will not start by itself but will happily run if i push the drum to begin with, which lead me to test the start capacitor.
The capacitor rating is 9 uf 450v ac +/- 5%, testing capacitance with my multimeter gives me a reading of 8.5 uf which is just under the lower end of its tolerance.
Would this small amount be significant enough for it to not be capable of getting the motor running?
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