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Do you need the exact same value capacitors when swapping an old one.

I'm looking to change of the capacitors on my fan but I could only find one's that are almost similar in rating. Is it okay to use the capacitors from this seller:

https://shopee.com.my/Kipas-Capacitor-OR...

Here's the PCB of my fan:

https://i.imgur.com/VOA3cWQ.jpg

As you can see some of the caps provided by the seller has similar voltage but different uF and vice versa. Should I keep looking for capacitors with the exact rating or is it okay to have some slight difference in rating?

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I have a 3.5uf capacitor 300vac and need to slow the fan. Will a 3uf capacitor 450vac work?

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capacitors on motors are used to START the motor. It has nothing to do with the run speed.

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Generally with capacitors the factors you most need to take into account are the type, such as ceramic disk or electrolytic, the Farad rating and the voltage rating.

Circuits are designed for a specific F rating, usually in uF, or micro Farad numbers, so that number needs to match. The voltage rating is less critical, but in order to substitute you can only go higher in voltage never lower. So if your existing capacitor is rated for, say 200 volts, it's okay to use a 400 volt rated cap, but definitely a no-no to use a lower rating like 50 volts.

That being said, the ones you've found will most likely work; most components are specified within a range of allowed variation; 20% is a common number in use. The difference between a 2.4 and a 2.5 uF capacitor is only 4%, so that falls well within a 20%, 10% and even a 5% tolerance.

The 1.6 vs 1.8 uF difference is a bit closer to a 10% variance (11%, actually), but my guess is it would probably work.

As I mentioned, it would be preferable to use the exact value as the original, but if the ones you've listed are the only ones you can feasibly get, they should work.

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I have a 3.5uf capacitor 300vac and need to slow the fan. Will a 3uf capacitor 450vac work?

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The fan capacitors are there to allow the fan to start. They do not control the speed. A replacement capacitor MUST be at least the same voltage or higher. The µF can vary as most of the caps have a wide tolerance some as great as 50%. But 10 to 20% diff should work fine. THE BIGGEST factor is form factor. It must fit into the same place and connect the same way. Screws, spade lugs, solder, whatever.

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