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    Jul 4, 2010, 04:50 PM
    New Capacitor not working?
    The fan on my outside unit was completley dead. The capacitor was obviously done for, it was bubbled on top. I replaced the capacitor and it now gives the fan a little jolt when I turn the power on, but does not stay on? Any ideas?
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    Jul 4, 2010, 06:42 PM
    Did you replace with an exact match?, will it start up when you give it a boost with a stick or long screwdriver, could be the start winding in motor is bad
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