Hot Tub Pump Motor Explosion Blow Up

I was testing this Spa Pump Motor I installed a New Starter Capacitor after replacing the front bearing that had locked up and the capacitor blew up. It must have been a bad Capacitor I have never seen one do that before.

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• Spa Pump
• Hot Tub Pump
• Explosion
• blew up
• blown up
• Scary
• scarey
• Exploding

[DragonFlyback256]

Was it a start- or run cap?

[tulsaj1965]

@DragonFlyback256 It was the start cap.

[geckomage]

hey man. cap's will blow up and look jus like that if they're overloaded or get too hot. i play with high voltage stuff a lot so its a regular thing to see for me :P hehe xD

[tulsaj1965]

@1spaman The Votlage was 230V it is a 370V rated 63-72 uf cap. There is something wrong inside the motor on the low speed I still don't know what I have never seen a cap blow up like that before I was glad I got it on camera. I am not afraid of the voltage. My Company does alot of spa repair and motor repair. I am Professional this is what I do for a living and have 5 employees. I Manufacture Hot Tub Covers and Hot Tubs as well on a small scale. Thanks for your concern. Where are your videos?

[awmlandscaping]

Fireworks.

[MrNickyspark]

capacitor explosion, booooooooooommmmmmmmm!!!!

[dshmechanic]

Wow...that was intense! Maybe someone here could answer a related question for me? Why is it when I tried to start my 5HP 110V 20A air compressor while plugged into my 4,200W generator (I know..way too small for the startup current of this sized induction motor), the capacitors (2 of them) literally got so hot they leaked an oily sticky goo out of the cans? I've abandoned any idea of running it off the generator, let it cool down, and it has been working fine for years since this episode. Ideas?

[davida1hiwaaynet]

Wowsers! That was bad. Could the centrifugal switch (the one that shuts off the capacitor when the motor makes full speed) be sticking and keeping the cap connected after the motor is up to speed?

I've had multiple capacitor explosions but they've all been contained inside the capacitor cover on the motor. At least you didn't get hit in the eye or worse!

[HappyDiscoDeath]

@1spaman fyi, it doesn't help your argument when you resort to stuff like this that would normally be used by a schoolyard bully. come back and submit another comment that promotes a mature discussion; I won't waste my time on somebody like you.

[HappyDiscoDeath]

@1spaman you're dodging the question, and I still have yet to see any videos on your channel that you have made. all this and your repeated emphasis (and refusal to see a different view on this) makes you look, quite frankly, like an armchair expert.

[1spaman]

@HappyDiscoDeath Never said the explosion was fake. 2 videos same result. Same response from both people filming it. At least Aussie50 admitted reversing the polarity and applyng incorrrect voltage, he also took the precaution of protecting himself from the explosion.