RV on a single phase AC motor US (120vac/60hz)

[jjbeamish]

?typical 24uF value?

There is no typical value for any motor. All are deferent and deferent loads and even the time of day can make a deference. This makes having a cap switch box almost necessary for any rv stuff. Patrick Kelly has the best write up on how to build one with least amount of caps. I suggested 5uf as that is what I use a lot and it will get you in the ball game. Really, you need .5uf.

You do want to use some sort of switch for your caps, open caps changing wires will eventually lead to a shock. Put them in a box and run to a home center and by 240v light switches. Hook all caps in parallel. One side with a switch. That way, say your bank has 5uf, 10uf, 15uf, 35 uf, you can switch the 5 on/off or the 10 on/off etc, etc to come up with ant combination you need. I have a .5, 1, 2, 5 and so on. The values in Patrick Kelly?s write up I could not locate so I used what I found. Surplus store, about $3 each.

If you have a drill press or table saw try it out on them. I have not done this with a motor as small as you are using. I do know it works well on 1/3hp or larger.

The capacitance is needed; with out it you just have a pulse driven motor.

I am not sure why you think the 120v 60hrtz is dumb, I have read the guys on 50 all use inverters to get the 60h, I may be wrong though..

Jason