Sounds like that is your problem. Especially if its only a start up cap which will be taken out of the circuit once the motor gets running.
Residential single phase fan motors don't have start capacitors only run capacitors which is what he discribed
Or an old CRT type TV or monitor.
I picked up one of those that had been in a dump for over ten years and it knock me on my butt
Yep, Electrolytics that we used in some of our DC drives, and induction anealers were the size of 16 oz veggi cans. They would go off like a hand grenade untill they started putting pressure relief valves in them.
Back in my military days in Communications, our Tropo scatter Microwave transmitters had caps the size of 55 gallon drums. We discharged them with fiberglass poles that had a copper conductor connected to ground that was 10' long.
Get about a foot away from the terminals, and it would arc out to the ground rod. Sounded like a rifle shot going off, and the flash required a hood similar to a welding hood for eye protection.
Back in my military days in Communications, our Tropo scatter Microwave transmitters had caps the size of 55 gallon drums. We discharged them with fiberglass poles that had a copper conductor connected to ground that was 10' long.
Get about a foot away from the terminals, and it would arc out to the ground rod. Sounded like a rifle shot going off, and the flash required a hood similar to a welding hood for eye protection.
