RE: Engine won't run

["Randall" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>]

> A continuity check with an ohm meter won't cut it. What you really want to
> do is test them at operating voltage which is about 400 volts usually (the
> coil's inductive kick on the primary goes that high). On the old testers
> it's a go-no go, with the needle pointing to the red zone for bad
> condensers. As I recall the test is actually a conductance test, showing
> dielectric breakdown as leakage current. 

Any idea how much leakage is considered allowable ?

Randall