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[Solution] Wow... for anyone that comes accross this thread in the future, it was going to be at least three days before I could get a replacement "control box"... so, in desperation I looked through the corroded parts and pieces in the old box and saw that it contained the exact same capacitor...

I thought that too... but when I first got this new control box (Franklin) my pressure went from great to nil... then I swapped in the old one (unknown brand), and I got my pressure back! That was two or so years ago... Today the old one finally gave up the ghost, and I swapped the new one...

Forgot to mention that the "service" guys that sold me this controller could very well have sold me a non-working product. It would have been just their "style." Does a controller produce low pressure like this if the capacitor is blown or damaged or something? Like maybe I need to replace...

I had some ancient (well, probably 1970's) pump controller on a 3/4hp single phase 230v pump at a depth of 300ft with a nominal water lever at about 125 feet. It pumped a ton of water. Not sure about gpm, but I would fill a 5 gallon bucket at the hydrant in about a minute. Shower pressure, hose...