It's not that big a deal. I will check the switch, if it's good. that will leave the cap as the burnt out part.
I am guessing that when the bearings lost it's lube, the fan starting drawing a much larger amount of current.
They probably could use a resettable fuse. :-)
In that case I'd ask in the neighborhood if someone has a multimeter with capacitance ranges. Even the one I bough for $20 fro Harborfreight has that, so chances are high you'll find someone.
If the capacitance is diminished or gone than that would explain starting problems.
I think it might be a Tantalum Cap.
I saw a yellow rectangular cap on ebay that was yellow.
Mine is white.
Andy
I can not find that cap based on its markings.
Highly unlikely. AFAIK there are no tantalum AC caps.
That's why it is important to sketch up how the whole thing is wired, snap a photo, and post that. Chances are, someone could point out "Oh, you need this many microfarads there". In the end it doesn't matter what color the cap is and who made it.
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