Often a motor will have a capacitor on it to prevent electrical interference on radio/tv signals etc...
How was it attached? Was it inline (i.e. from a terminal to the motor) or across the two motor terminals? If the latter it is a good bet it was a capacitor used to smooth the power...
How was it attached? Was it inline (i.e. from a terminal to the motor) or across the two motor terminals? If the latter it is a good bet it was a capacitor used to smooth the power...
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