My 2 cents is I have had condensers go bad and yes it is mostly this newer import stuff.
The good news is that my dad (and now I) have saved all of our known to be good condensers over the years anytime we did a tune-up which for him was rare but he did do them on occasion.
So I have a small assortment of known to be good condensers. Some are 6 volt but most are 12 volt. When I suspect a condenser problem, I simply replace it with any of my known to be good condensers from unknown applications that will fit where it has to mount.
When the tractor starts instantly I know my old one was bad and immediately cut the wire of the old one and scrap it.
My last failure was in the middle of a hay field when my farmall h which was still 6 volt at that time quit on me. I dug through my condenser bucket and found a common run of the mill GM condenser that was brand new and still in the box. My 6 volt farmall tractor ran fine with a small block chevy condenser from the late 60's and early 70's which was for 12 volt application.
It got me going fast. I eventually replaced it with the proper spec condenser at a more convenient time when the hay was done. The small block chevy condenser went back in my bucket of spares for next time I need to troubleshoot.
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