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einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago identify capacitors on the circuit board
No such thing in there, this is a very old machine there is no electronics inside the machine. The only electronics is the motor itself (bolted to the outside), and the foot pedal that controls the motor (wires go from mains to pedal to motor, there are no wires going inside the machine).
OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 month ago
Depending on the type of motor, it may still have a motor capacitor to help it get started. Certain types of electric motors need a capacitor in order to start safely from a standstill, no matter how old they are. (And such motor capacitors can often be pretty large and dangerous.) And even if you’re not opening the motor housing where such a capacitor would probably be located, that capacitor will still be connected to certain electrical leads inside the machine, and touching those leads could expose you to it.
So still a good idea to check.