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TexButtery t1_ixpwyv3 wrote

If the terminals are tied together on the surface of the capacitor, it's just extra connection points. If they aren't, it's two capacitors in a single housing.

They won't hurt anything, just don't touch them and after a day or so, they will be discharged anyway. If you're really worried, put a bit of shrink tubing over the unused ones. Discharge them with a screwdriver before messing with it.

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Thorgull OP t1_ixq2tot wrote

I'll have to open the dryer again to be sure, but I believe they are tied together.

My dryer has stopped working again one week later, apparently the same symptoms, so I was wondering if that could be the reason, but from all the answers I got, I guess not.

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