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Originally Posted by New Englander
The installed capacitor has go bad. It's attached to the A/C with wires connected to the top of the capacitor terminals. How do remove the wires? Do you discharge the capacitor while it is mounted to the A/C with wires removed?
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You wear gloves to hold insulated handled needle nosed pliers to remove the connectors. I discharge before removing the cap but after disconnecting the wires. I have seen HVAC techs discharge before disconnecting the wires.
You can most certainly check a capacitor, you do not need for it to fail. You do, however need a meter capable of doing that.