"jimhigh66" wrote in message
lkaboutelectronicequipment.com...
The damage was my fault when, as a result of an ice storm, I connected a
240V generator to the house system and the unequal 120V loads see-sawed
one side low and the other side high (live and learn) + the damage never
equaled my insurance deductable.



That explains why the capacitor failed then.

You need to connect the neutral when you wire up a generator, the loads will
never perfectly balance out.