On 20/09/2020 12:18, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 19/09/2020 21:03, ss wrote:
Mini lathe 50 odd years old, the motor not original.
I would like to reduce the size of the electric box.
It contains an on off switch, an indicator lamp, and a reverse switch.
Inside is a large capacitor which takes up the space if I can replace
the capacitor with a smaller dimension then I can reduce the elec box
size.
Is a more modern one smaller and if so what sort of ratings am I
looking for on eBay?

Image:
https://imgur.com/igFcKqj


Completely blank for me I am afraid. On desktop firefox

Mobile sees it by as I tried to zoom in it vanished to be replaced by
pictures of dogs and cats.

The brief glance I got suggests it is a typical 'phase lead' starter cap
of the oil and paper variety that could easily be substituted by
something one tenth the size if you had actually said what value it was...


He did, in effect. The photo in the original post included a view of the
cap label.
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Cheers,
Roger