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The condenser is what saves points.
By Dave Shoe - 07/30/2001 7:56:42 PM; IP 216.243.158.19
Your condenser is either defective, or it's of the wrong value for the application. I suspect it's defective, as they frequently are.

Before you replace it, you might want to crank the engine and observe the amount of arcing and sparking the points do at the contacts when the cap is off. Sparking should be minimal, but it probably won't be in your case.

Upon installation of a good condenser, point-contact sparking should almost disappear. You may have to double-up or triple up stock condensers if you don't have the specifically recommended one for your coil and ballast combo - extras can go outside the distributor and be placed at the coil terminal for space convenience.

Remember, it's more likely that you've got a defective condenser than an improperly valued one, but I'm just guessing, as usual.

Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7410&Reply=7410><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7410" onclick="return false;">Frying points</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Joshua Carroll, <i>07/30/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7410', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7410') }); </script>  Frying points -- Joshua Carroll, 07/30/2001
The condenser is what saves points. -- Dave Shoe, 07/30/2001
 RE: Frying points -- Ross, 07/31/2001
 RE: Frying points -- John, 07/31/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7414&Reply=7410><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7414" onclick="return false;">Starting to figure out the problem</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Joshua Carroll, <i>07/31/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7414', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7414') }); </script>  Starting to figure out the problem -- Joshua Carroll, 07/31/2001
 RE: Starting to figure out the problem -- John, 07/31/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7417&Reply=7410><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7417" onclick="return false;">You've got the wrong ballast resistor.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>07/31/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7417', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7417') }); </script>  You've got the wrong ballast resistor. -- Dave Shoe, 07/31/2001
 RE: You've got the wrong ballast resistor. -- Barry B, 07/31/2001
 RE: You've got the wrong ballast resistor. -- John, 07/31/2001
 Ditch the points! -- Royce Peterson, 07/31/2001
 Agree with everything and appreciate the help! -- Joshua Carroll, 07/31/2001
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