Captain Obvious Posted May 1, 2015 Share #25 Posted May 1, 2015 Call me a skeptic, but I think a big cap on the alternator is snake oil. The battery is pretty much like a hugely gigantic capacitor already. I could see some benefit to having a small faster reacting cap located right at the alternator or regulator, but a big expensive chromed one is a gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted May 3, 2015 Share #26 Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Fast-forward to a few months ago when i replaced my rotor/cap and i was surprised to see a condenser mounted near/wired up to my coil with no points in the distributor... The good folks at O'reilly couldn't locate a new one, so i just cleaned the contacts, said some magic words and put it back where it was. I've been to a few AP stores, and not one of them knew what I was talking about. I even told the computer guy that it was for the distributor/ignition for a '67 Mustang, and the guy STILL couldn't finf the right part. Then I remembered that lawn mower engines had them, so I think the next time I need a condenser, I'll go to the law mower store. that or maybe a Federated or NAPA store? What are the condenser specs for the L28E? Edited May 14, 2015 by TomoHawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Posted May 12, 2015 Share #27 Posted May 12, 2015 My electrician friend said "condensers attached to coil are merely for removing any electrical disturbance to the tachometer" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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