There are a couple of ways to check your condenser. If you are
using a multimeter do it this way...Disconnect the thin wire on the
condenser. Turn on your ignition and
set your meter to the DC scale. Measure the voltage from the disconnected
thin wire to the screw that the wire is normally connected to. If you get
any reading then the condenser is bad.If your polarity is reversed you may
also have problems with your points.
...Art
On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, T A TERRY wrote:
> In a message dated 98-03-13 23:20:05 EST, rdwilt@pol.net writes:
>
> << only to find
> my points (with about 1000 miles on them) had developed an unsual wear
> pattern in which metal from one point was deposited on the other
> creating a cone/valley pattern. >>
>
> This is what happens if you run your points equiped car without a condenser.
> Your condenser is open circuit. You can prove this if you have a ohm meter
> but it is without a doubt bad. Just replace it. Condensers can be bad right
> out of the box too if they have been laying on someones shelf for many years.
> Good luck,
> Terry
>
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