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Ken-Guzzibear
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The thing "condenser" is another description for Capacitor it stores charge .......BUT bad ign after 20 ish miles could be faulty coil touch it if very hot it is brokedid ..... the ign system as actually very reliable BUT condenser breaking down gives sparks and gives the coil a hard time coils are not that expensive, good connections and good earths are paramount all reasonably easy to check
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Mike H
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Yep. . |
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"Chicken nuggets don't dance on a Tuesday."
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Jerry atric
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Brilliant. New potato or main crop, which is best?
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Brian UK
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To take the theory a bit further, the induction (ignition) coil requires a sharp cut of the current through the primary to induce a large spike of voltage in the secondary.
If the condenser isn't there, or is in poor condition, you get arcing across the points as they open, thus the cut in current isn't as fast, so you get a weaker spark.
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