Posted by pete 23 on October 21, 2017 at 17:40:17 from (50.33.30.135):
In Reply to: Bad condenser posted by MarkB_MI on October 21, 2017 at 12:11:42:
Testing a condenser is tricky. An ohmmeter test will show a open on a good condenser. A analog ohmmeter will show a quick movement of the needle when first hooked but may not do it again until the condenser sits for a while. A short is easy to tell as an ohmmeter will show continuity which you don't want . We used to have a old time condenser tester at the shop that checked resistance, microfad capacity and something else that escapes me. I never ever found one test bad on that thing and it wasn't until after the tester went AWOL did I ever confirm that a condenser was the cause of an engine problem. I would even take discarded condensers and reinstall them in a different engine just to prove they were not the cause of the problem. It usually was something like a wire grounded out or dirty points that were corrected when the condenser was replaced. Now days is a different story as I know several have failed for the boys down at John Deere.
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