re: been meaning to order a spare A/C capacitor all summer

im really curious about how the unit is going to react if the capacitor goes bad while having a soft starter on it, will the soft starter detect it and not start the compressor? the thing is the soft starter actually has a starting capacitor in it that temporarily goes in parallel with the main capacitor while the TRIAC ramps the current on the run winding, will it still be able to start the compressor?