Replaced points today . . .

joshbob · Jun 7, 2013

Sir Rat said: ↑

Maybe this will help:

1
Remove the condenser from the engine. Place the condenser on an insulated wooden surface such as a workbench. A metal surface may cause the test to fail. You will note that there is a small metal connector located at the top of the condenser. This connector is the "hot" or power connection. The metal case of the condenser is the ground point.

2
Switch the volt ohmmeter to the ohms position. Place the red lead into the "ohm" connector on the meter. Insert the black lead into the "com" or common connector on the meter.

3
Touch the red lead to the hot connector on the condenser. Place the black lead to the metal case or ground point on the condenser. The meter's deflection needle should have jumped slightly to the right. The needle may also slowly rise in the right hand direction. Hold the leads in place for 15 seconds to 20 seconds. This action places charge to the condenser.

4
Remove the leads and reverse the placement to the condenser. In other words, move the red lead from the hot connector to the metal case, and move the black lead from the metal case to the hot connector. At the moment where both leads are touching the correct points, the meter should jump towards the right. This action discharges the condenser.

5
Movement from the meter's needle indicates the condenser is good. If no movement was indicated on the meter in either circumstance in Step 3 or Step 4, the condenser is bad and must be replaced. Retest the condenser several times for a consistent reading.

Read more: How to Test a Condenser in a Small Engine | eHow http://www.ehow.com/how_5526059_test-condenser-small-engine.html#ixzz2VREAmoqC

Good Luck....Mike

PS Most people have digital meters now, but somehow I wouldn't be surprised if your meter is analog. Which in this case may actually be better. :roflmao:
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Sounds easy enough - thanks, Mike. I have both style multimeters. But I like to watch the needle move around on the analog one . . . you don't get that visual stimulus with the digital ones LOL.

Fatboy128 · Jun 7, 2013

Lets look at it this way; how much demand is there for points and condensors these days? Where are they made and how good are the materials they are using to make them? What kind of effort is going to go into making them as good or better as they were "back in the day"? Give me EI systems.

By the way, what brand of oil are you using! :roflmao:

joshbob · Jun 7, 2013

Fatboy128 said: ↑

Lets look at it this way; how much demand is there for points and condensors these days? Where are they made and how good are the materials they are using to make them? What kind of effort is going to go into making them as good or better as they were "back in the day"? Give me EI systems.

By the way, what brand of oil are you using! :roflmao:
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Valvoline SAE 50 racing oil. Dinosaur blood! .

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