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tubman · 06-13-2020, 12:57 PM

The actual capacitance of an automotive condenser is very forgiving. When I was developing my "Trash Cans", I tried one that was .040 micro-farads (normal value .20 to .40 micro-farads) and the car ran fine. I don't know about point life, though.

06-13-2020, 12:57 PM	#4
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,319	Re: 52 F1 ignition questions The actual capacitance of an automotive condenser is very forgiving. When I was developing my "Trash Cans", I tried one that was .040 micro-farads (normal value .20 to .40 micro-farads) and the car ran fine. I don't know about point life, though.