Went out for an AC maintenance and found the capacitor installed like the picture attached. It was a 45/5 and tested at 41 µF on the Herm side and 4.9 µF on the fan side, so I replaced it. The replacement capacitor was physically larger and there wasn’t a factory mounting strap available. I set the new capacitor on the ledge beside the contactor and used half of the cardboard box the capacitor came in as a barrier so it couldn’t contact the low-voltage terminals. The capacitor wasn’t touching any terminals. Customer later complained and my company told me it was a fire hazard and shouldn’t have been done. I’ve seen capacitors taped, zip-tied, sitting on ledges, and even installed with cardboard or other insulation before, so I didn’t think much of it at the time. What do you guys think? Was this a legitimate safety concern, poor workmanship but not dangerous, or a reasonable temporary fix until a proper strap/bracket could be installed? submitted by /u/Available_Abroad_860 [link] [comments]