Capacitor

[Stubbers]

Can anyone tell me where I can find a replacement capacitor for my Vogelzang TR004 Colonial fireplace insert. They want $400 for a blower and I just need the capacitor. TIA

 

[begreen]

Is this really a capacitor start motor? They are usually not on small shaded pole motors.

 

[Ashful]

DigiKey is usually the easiest for one-time credit card orders. If you get a photo I can help you pick a replacement.

Did you test the capacitor? Why do you believe this is the issue?

 

[Ludlow]

Believe it or not, Amazon probably has one to match. Just need the rating.

 

[Highbeam]

Was going to say radioshack but then I remembered that I'm old.

 

[jetsam]

Post a good close up of the old one (with text legible if it's electrolytic which it probably is) and we'll link you a bunch of them, knowing this crowd.

begreen, could be a DC motor and the cap is part of the rectifier circuit? Or an old brushes-and-windings AC one.

 

[begreen]

begreen, could be a DC motor and the cap is part of the rectifier circuit? Or an old brushes-and-windings AC one.

On a cheap Chinese stove? That would be surprising. A start cap is unnecessary on a small motor.

 

[Mech e]

Could be a run cap. Pretty common an HVAC condenser and evaporator motors.

 

[begreen]

Could be a run cap. Pretty common an HVAC condenser and evaporator motors.

And on 1/24 or 1/15hp fan motors? Maybe, though I have not seen one.

 

[Ashful]

On a cheap Chinese stove? That would be surprising. A start cap is unnecessary on a small motor.

Depends on motor type, and size isn’t always an indicator of type. But yes, most small fan motors are shaded pole designs, and don’t usually use any capacitor. I suppose you could use a cap in the aux winding, to improve the phase shift and provide more torque, but I can’t imagine any manufacturer adding that cost to a cheap fan motor.

 

[jetsam]

My dad had a 1950s(?) drill with an all-steel body (and no ground) that had a start capacitor. The windings on that thing looked like they were 16 gauge wire.

 

[semipro]

@Stubbers , you sure its a cap and not a thermal protection/overload device?
They typically look something like this:

 

[begreen]

A picture would really help.