Nope. Less leakage is better. I did a quick Google search and didn't come up
with much.
If you can't find a automotive coil/condenser checker then what you need is
a high voltage DC power supply and a milliammeter (preferably a DMM on the
Amps scale because you are going to peg the meter initially). You apply the
voltage to the capacitor with the meter in series. The meter pegs until the
condenser (capacitor) charges, and then shows some leakage current. The less
the better.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Randall
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:46 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Engine won't run
> 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
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