Nevermind. The capacitor tested right on the money (69/5).
Thought about all the reasons the contactor might not pull in and realized could be a Low Pressure Switch or the High Pressure Switch which has a reset button. Bent down and pushed in the reset and it clicked!
Put the capacitor back in, installed the disconnect, turned on the thermostat and it is running/cooling normally.
Obviously it tripped for a reason but I suspect the condenser coil needs a good cleaning and the dirty coil likely caused the trip.
Until further notice I'm sticking with that assumption. I'll give it a good bath in the near future, hopefully it will be fine until I can get back to it.
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