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1. [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com; Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 18:26:32 EDT; Please tell me if I'm wrong - I always thought that the condenser prevented sparking (arcing) across the points, it even says that in the AD shop manual. My FLAPS guy says, no. The points are suppose; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00507.html (8,035 bytes)
2. Re: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: Passnb4U@aol.com; Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 20:01:29 EDT; manual. Mike, I've never tried turning a motor over and watch the points open and close, but have forgot and left the key on, while rotating the distributor and when the points closed, I recall a ver; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00512.html (8,732 bytes)
3. Re: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: Pastorjon994@cs.com; Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 20:56:43 EDT; I always thought that the condenser was to make the plug spark hotter. But I'm no expert. Jon Callahan '50 3100 Champaign/Urbana, Illinois oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00514.html (7,651 bytes)
4. Re: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: "Perry Smith" <perigrinephalkon@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 08:48:51 MDT; Mike, check the condition of the internal ground wire in the dist. They can cause all kinds of problems if they break or are loose, and I know from personal axperence that it can fry the points. Perr; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00532.html (9,031 bytes)
5. RE: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: "Tibbers" <tibbers@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 07:59:50 -0700; I copied this from the site I have listed below it. It is a pretty good description of a points type ignition. It is on a VW site.....but the principles are no different on any points type ignition.; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00534.html (10,689 bytes)
6. Re: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: "David Handley" <dph55@pdq.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 05:44:53 -0500; The capacitor provides a place for a charge to build up in the "capacitiive discharge system" before the points break allowing the voltage to discharge across the point gap. Not sure about the preven; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00565.html (9,049 bytes)
7. Re: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:33:49 -0600; Ok, the capacitor has one main advantage in point type distributors and that is to make the spark happens with more zap by shortening the zap time. The current available is increased by the shorter s; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00570.html (9,671 bytes)
8. RE: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: "Gwyn Reedy" <mgr@mgrcorp.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 14:08:30 -0400; There sure a lot of different ideas about points and condenser being put on these lists. They can't all be correct. Here is my 2 cents. 1. Points are NOT supposed to spark any more than necessary. In; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00583.html (10,540 bytes)
9. RE: [oletrucks] Condensor & points Question (score: 1): Author: "A.B." <bigfred@unm.edu>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:58:20 -0600 (MDT); BTW, not responding to your post, but the previous post. a Capacitive discharge ignition is NOT a points and condesor ignition. a CDI is commonly referred to as an Electronic Ignition. In a CDI, a ca; /html/oletrucks/2000-09/msg00586.html (11,607 bytes)

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