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Old 4th February 2021, 15:47   #24
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Originally Posted by SD1too View Post
the capacitors will be interference suppressors, to absorb the spikes created on the car's power supply when the fan motor starts. They will not stop the motor running.


Simon
Thanks Simon, didn't know that . my previous limited involvement with capacitors ( Fitted to fans on air circulation units) was that if the capacitor failed the fan wouldn't start but if started by hand it would then run.
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