A Woman's Guide To Changing An AC Capacitor  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ZeTeX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 11:15:26 pm
content: Whatever makes her AC works.

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2016, 11:43:21 pm
content: LOL!"How to be handy in more ways than one." LOL!

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 01:42:02 am
content: It's a bit of fun - but it has the basics.She doesn't go into details about choosing a replacement - but then common sense can deal with that. Just take the old one along to someone who sells them and get them to match it.I find gender labels and expectations in this (and other) areas a real annoyance. The capabilities of a person are more a function of basic aptitude which is shaped by what they experience in life.The dumbest example of an attempted repair I have ever observed was by aguyyears ago. I was in a Jaycar store when this fellow walks in and asks the manager for a replacement part. He wasn't making a lot of sense, but it seemed he was describing a 14 or 16 pin DIP package. The manager then turns to the wall of drawers and pulls out a random IC to clarify what he was describing...... and that was it.The customer instantly declares "That's it!" and no amount of warning, pleading or advice would get him to think that there might have been more than one type. Even I offered some caution when the manager was at a loss - but this guy was so fixated, there was no reasoning with him. He was sold the part. The manager and I just looked at each other and shrugged.Gender labels are not very reliable. Stupid people are just stupid people.

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 02:34:15 am
content: This girl writes good humor.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 08:18:48 am
content: she's clever

author: tatus1969
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 09:34:27 am
content: I hope she will survive long enough for some more of this crazy stuff. Guys, we all can learn a thing or two from her great presentation style O0

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 10:42:16 am
content: It's clear that Dave needs to have a sex change. It's the only way to make up for lost revenue from youtube!

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 10:57:28 am
content: Quote from: JPortici on August 19, 2016, 08:18:48 amDid she misspell the word "Safety" on purpose?In all seriousness, good on her, but who cares that she's a woman? I don't agree with all this recent "equality" PC bullshit going around. Best person for the job I say. Plus her attempts at being funny and laughing at her own jokes grate on me a little.This is more my kind of humour:

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 08:26:03 pm
content: Well, the videos are very well done and IMHO some of the clichés are so exaggerated that she may be satirizing the feminist crowd while conveying the correct methods and procedure. Good for her!

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 09:00:12 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on August 19, 2016, 08:26:03 pmand a lot more productive and less sexist that the the feminist crowd that seem to think that women can't manage to accomplish anything unless men become feminists and help them with special considerations like quotas

author: N2IXK
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 10:09:08 pm
content: Wondering what she would have done if the capacitor was fine, and it was the condenser fan motor that went bad....Just throwing parts at something because of what you read on Google is a stupid way to troubleshoot a problem, regardless of what your gender is.And no info about how/where to find the proper replacement capacitor?

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 10:52:42 pm
content: I a man made videos like that he would be called sexist

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 10:57:32 pm
content: It's kind of odd, but if you google "most common AC failure" you won't find many places that mention a blown capacitor. Yet, I've had the AC stop working 3 times in 12 years at this location and 2 of those instances were due to failure of the start capacitor on the outside fan motor.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 11:03:30 pm
content: Quote from: rdl on August 19, 2016, 10:57:32 pmSlightly related: I have a ventilation system in my home and after the capacitor failed for the 2nd time I replaced it with a model which has a brushless motor + inverter.

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 11:35:26 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on August 19, 2016, 08:26:03 pmExactly this. She is taking a humorous swipe at the macho men and the feminazis too.However let's be honest, when it comes to a girl doing this kind of work when she could have a man do it for her instead?

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2016, 11:47:19 pm
content: What happened to her screwdriver??https://youtu.be/0XJm66jsM6A?t=2m36sWrapped in an electrical tape?? Why? Was the handle made of conductive steel or what?

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2016, 12:04:45 am
content: Quote from: Hydrawerk on August 19, 2016, 11:47:19 pmYou wonder about the tape and not her licking the screwdriver? (which is an obvious parody of the new SJW cringeworthy remake of Ghostbusters and Kate McKinnons highly advertised scene of her licking a gun)