Motor Start Capacitor for well pump

[PT]

Looking for a replacement motor start capacitor. You would think this
is something easy to find, but places that sell well pumps and parts
only sell the whole control box and not the individual components
inside. Anyway...

Here is what I am looking for...

http://tinyurl.com/3utv2

Problem is, this place in the above URL (meci.com) has a $20 minumum
order PLUS another $8 or whatever it is for shipping. So this $1.40 cap
would actually cost me nearly $30 and I would have to come up with more
stuff for the cart which I don't really need or want.

Other places that have them like Mouser, etc. tend to want $15+ per cap
plus shipping again. I have been searching for other surplus places
that may have them, but so far no luck.

So if anyone has anything like this laying around their electronics
junk pile or knows a place that sells this sort of thing without a big
minimum and/or big shipping charges, please let me know.

Thanks,
PT

 

[PT]

Thanks to everyone's replies so far.

Watson, Yes Grainger does have them and for a good price. I will have
to look into if they will sell to a private party without a minimum
order. If not, maybe I can find out if someone at work is placing an
order with Grainger and see if I can piggy back onto that.

Wayne, nope, Sciplus.com doesn't have them. I have had them bookmarked
for a while (neat place) so I did search them back when I first started
looking for the cap.

Jim, Ya you are probably right. I just need to locate a shop or
electrical supply place nearby that has a counter and welcomes walk-ins
(many don't even want to see you if you are not a corporate account
holder). I was just hoping I could find a place online where I could
order it for a reasonable price and let it arrive on my door step
rather than going or calling various repair or supply houses. You know
how a lot of those places can be, where you call up and they are sort
of surly and when it is clear you want ONE capacitor they are not all
the interested in talking to you as they would be if you were calling
for a box of them or lighting fixtures for a new construction project
or that sort of thing. I went thru that years ago when I was looking
for a certain fluorescent lighting ballast for a homemade lighting
fixture to be used on an aquarium. The ballast was only $22 and I only
needed one. Usually the first question was "Do you have an account with
us?". Anyway, sorry to get off on a sort of side rant.

PT