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Olivetti Logos 55 capacitor, replace with what ?

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SunDown79

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A while back I aquired an Olivetti Logos 55 for not too much and at first it did nothing but turned out that was just a blow fuse.
So replaced that and lights came on but it stayed very quiet, no motor.

I left it then but have now dug some further and I see a capacitor with green stuff coming out of it, that seems a big no-no :)
Its this beast : https://ibb.co/3v3TFKR

Now, I am no technician and I am hoping if someone can tell me with which modern capacitor I can replace this.
Its 320V, 2uF, will any capacitor do with the same specs as long as it is alteast 320V and 2uF ?

Thanks!

Stefan
 
That's a film capacitor (the 5% tolerance is the giveaway). It's also a nonpolar cap with an AC (not DC) rating.

I'd also opt for an X-rated (safety) cap. Polyester film caps should make an adequate substitute, provided they fall within the above ratings.
 
No I don't think so, round motor start/run electrolytics can be as much as ±50%.

A common source today would be the polypropylene capacitors used in ceiling fans example or example 2 These shouldn't be terribly difficult to find in Netherlands.
 
SunDown79 said:
Is non polar the same as bipolar ? (noob questions here ;) )
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Two different ways of saying the same thing.

SunDown79 said:
Over here they have these big capacitors and call them motor capacitors (split into run and start), would those be ok, the running ones ?
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Start and run capacitors are designed for motor use, and don't have as tight of a tolerance. I'd use an X rated safety cap like Chuck said, but they can be a bit difficult to find for mains in the EU. A standard 250v rated X capacitor would be right at the limit and the 275v would be a bit iffy as well.
 
Ah yes they dont really mention percentages indeed for those round ones

I've just ordered the two from Amazon, they are a bit expensive including postage for capacitors perhaps but as GiGaBiTe said I cant find them here and it also isn't that expensive that I will think about it for too long ;)
Should be here next week, fingers crossed
 
mouser.com and digikey.com do worldwide shipping and have a huge selection of parts. Shipping won't be cheap overseas though.
 
GiGaBiTe said:
mouser.com and digikey.com do worldwide shipping and have a huge selection of parts. Shipping won't be cheap overseas though.
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Mouser has free shipping over 50 euros. At least to Sweden. But I guess it is the same for entire EU. Below 50 euros shipping is 20 euros. Last time I ordered from mouser was last Monday at 2PM. The parcel arrived Wednesday 1PM.
 
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