Bob AZ fired this volley in news:f739d78a-745e-
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The wiring for
the capacitors is not in parallel so the capacitors are probably for
running and starting.


Likely one end is common. It is typical for motors of that size (and
I'll bet 184T form factor) to have two start/run caps. One is always in
circuit -- it's an oil cap, designed to run full-time at AC and full
voltage. The other is a *usually larger* electrolytic that's also non-
polarized, but only is in circuit during spin-up.

IIRC, the full-time run-cap (oil) is about 80uF at 250V or above. I
don't recall the start-cap's value, but could find it on one of about a
dozen motors at work, given a trip in Monday.

Lloyd