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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-26-2018, 03:18 PM
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Posted By rotorwrench
Re: 1934 Spark/ Ignition Issue

That white cylindrical item with two red wires connected in post 26 photo 1 is the ballast resistor. They are a wire wound around a high temp insulator. It should have power in from the ignition...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-26-2018, 12:21 PM
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Posted By rotorwrench
Re: 1934 Spark/ Ignition Issue

A condenser is basically a capacitor. You have to have sophisticated test equipment to test one for capacity, leakage, etc. The FA5 is usable but may take some mods to make it fit the old...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-24-2018, 06:41 PM
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Posted By rotorwrench
Re: 1934 Spark/ Ignition Issue

Condensers have been know to fail with no notice on plenty of occasions. Coils can too but many times they will function while cool then open circuit when warmed up. Check and see if you have voltage...
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