Originally Posted by
MandJ
1: There are NO other caps in this motor - There is only one 60uf CAP.
2: With the caps connected the no load (intake blocked) current is 4.9A, same as it has always been from day one.
3: If the cap is disconnected once the motor is running the no Load current jumps to 9.5A.
If there is a centrifugal switch then it would be simply disconnecting the start winding, however I can see no current difference compared to what it was from new?
NOTE: I cannot, under any circumstance, hear a centrifugal switch working.