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Aug 05, 2014Explorer
ScottG wrote:Very true, but it seems to scare people. I think the real issue is that RV AC units are unique in that they are 120VAC AND very high BTU. The larger hard start capacitors are marketed to the higher BTU AC units which are typically higher voltage.
The voltage rating of a capacitor is not important as long as it's higher than what your using it for. So you could use one that's rated at 277volts (or more) for a 120 application and it would perform exactly the same.
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