Hello to all,
I have an old (1997) Generac 1140-2 5000 watt, 6250 surge watt generator with a failed capacitor. The OEM p/n A1817AGS is a 440 volt 35µF +/- 5% cap and from what I was told is no longer available. I did locate a few on line but the prices ranged between $80.00 and $125.00. I did find motor run capacitors with the same values starting around $10.00. Can I use a motor run capacitor rather then the OEM and if not what would the difference be?
Considering the age of the generator I can't see spending the $$$ for the OEM part.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Bill