Use and Care Manual
Service Manual 17
Commercial Disposers
Capacitor
(1 Phase units only)
Testing Capacitor
ELECTRIC SHOCK! A charged capacitor
will hold an electric charge until it is
discharged or shorted out. DO NOT touch
capacitor terminals or electric shock may
occur.
DANGER
ELECTRIC SHOCK! Turn off water and
electrical supply. Discharge capacitor with
1000 ohm jumper wire (1 Phase only). Do
not use a screwdriver to discharge or
capacitor may be damaged.
Do not use a screwdriver to discharge or
capacitor may be damaged.
1. Remove screw and terminal box (Figure 23).
2. Insert a at blade screwdriver between capacitor clip and ca-
pacitor and gently pry capacitor from bracket.
3. Mark and remove lead wires from capacitor terminals. If ag
connectors are not present, cut lead wires approximately 1"
from terminal on capacitor.
4. Set ohmmeter to highest scale. Connect ohmmeter probes to
capacitor terminals (Figure 25).
• If meter does not move, capacitor is open. Replace it.
• If meter needle jumps to zero and stays there, capacitor is
shorted. Replace it.
• If meter needle jumps to zero and slowly rises toward inn-
ity, capacitor is working.
Installing Capacitor
1. Reconnect wires to capacitor (ag connectors if present -
otherwise solder into place).
2. Snap capacitor into place on bracket.
3. Install screw and terminal box (Figure 23).
DANGER
Figure 25. Testing Capacitor