Recent content by bayouboy

How do you check a capacitor? I know they can give you quite a shock if not careful.

Thanks - but I don't work on electrical components much unless they are on a computer, so a couple of questions: the winding contacts are in the motor itself and has nothing to do with the starter capacitor? what is the best way to clean the contacts (air hose, wire brush, etc)? thanks again...

Newbie here. I've got a large box fan that I use alot during the hot summer months. Last year when I turned it on, the electric motor would just hum. I thought maybe the belt got tight over the winter. So I adjusted it. Nothing. With the wire screen off, I gave the blades a spin like an old...

Is cat5/5e/6 and coax cable direct burial? or should it be in conduit (pvc?). i'm thinking about doing this, my shop is about 80 ft from my house.