Timeline for In a points ignition system, should the condenser(capacitor) be attached to the coil terminal or to the breaker points
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| Mar 27, 2019 at 8:37 | answer | added | Neil_UK | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 27, 2019 at 8:35 | answer | added | Jasen Слава Україні | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 27, 2019 at 4:51 | comment | added | Jack Creasey | The points capacitor was customarily fitted right at the distributor (or on some inside the distributor). So make the connection as close to the points as possible. | |
| Mar 27, 2019 at 3:40 | comment | added | user105652 | Welcome. The capacitor allows a short HV pulse to flow to the spark plugs based on the points opening, dumping the coils magnetic field. Closing the points charges up the coils magnetic field. Tach and dwell. | |
| Mar 27, 2019 at 3:34 | comment | added | analogsystemsrf | The arcing occurs at the points, thus best to "at the points". | |
| Mar 27, 2019 at 3:08 | review | First posts | |||
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| Mar 27, 2019 at 2:59 | history | asked | Jim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |