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.

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, 20159 yr by TomoHawk

My electrician friend said "condensers attached to coil are merely for removing any electrical disturbance to the tachometer"