Why are some run capacitors marked with a red dot?

What will be an ideal response?


Run capacitors have some sort of a mark, usually a red dot, to indicate the terminal that should be connected to the run terminal. With this arrangement, an internal short circuit to the capacitor case will blow the system fuses without passing the current through the motor start winding.

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