Description

Challenger Garage Door opener CAPACITOR

190-260572

43-52 MFD

250VAC

FOR CHALLENGER 1/3 HP UNITS

Motor starting capacitor

Some signs that the capacitor is bad:

Fluid leaking from the capacitor

Burn marks on the capacitor

Burnt smell coming from the capacitor

Caution, capacitors store and hold energy. Use an insulated screwdriver to bridge between the two sets of posts to bleed off this stored energy.  Hold onto the insulated part of the screw driver when you do this. It only takes a second to bleed off the energy, the capacitor is then safe to remove from the unit.