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Re: capacitors in parallel with motors

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Originally Posted by sciguy125
I think that in order to be large enough to make sluggishness a cause for concern, the cap would be HUGE. I don't really want to spend the time on the math, but I suspect that it would have to be far larger than most readily available caps.
Now that I think about it, yes, yes it would have to be. Still, not a great idea.
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