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To: Larry S. who wrote (39403)	5/7/2002 10:22:34 AM
From: Mark Adams	Respond to of 53068

Most electric motors use capacitors matched to their inductive load characteristics. Without the capacitor, the load current is out of phase with the voltage, causing higher power losses in transmission. That makes the utilities unhappy, and they will bill you higher rates (maybe an urban legend?). I don't think there is an investment opportunity here, as this is pretty much standard practice.

To: Larry S. who wrote (39403)	5/7/2002 10:26:33 AM
From: Nemer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 53068

>>>>Run Capacitor just logged on and find you searching for "opportunity", as usual ...... gggggg unless there is something brand new on the market about which I have no idea (how unlikely would that be, I say????) run capacitors, as well as start capacitors, have been standard equipment on most electric motors that I've had dealings with for nearly a half a century ..... as I did not obtain any info from the web before I post this ---- it is off the top of my bald head (rest assured, I'll do a quickie google and EDIT this to keep from being revealed as a complete doofus, which I already know I am) ....... in very simple terms, capacitors function as a battery to enable electric motors to function better, smoother, and more efficiently. a start capacitor will knock you on your @ss if you get to messing around with the exposed terminals for a looooooong time after a motor has been run ...****(this is FIRST hand experience speaking here) .... it stores a goodly charge to help start the motor without pulling as many amps as would be necessary without a capacitor. a run capacitor won't hurt you as badly if you happen to short out the leads with your body parts, for it doesn't store as much power ... it mostly just makes the motor run more smoothly and a "bit" cheaper ...... as my memory serves me, it simply "smooths out" the sixty cycle "surges" of the typical electric power ... perhaps, it could even be described as an electric flywheel here is what I think ... that Canadian dude was selling you a good story when it came to reduction of consumption ...... hehehehehe