Posted by jdemaris on December 08, 2010 at 06:14:24 from (67.142.130.32):
In Reply to: 12V Condensor questions posted by MattSillinois on December 08, 2010 at 05:54:17:
Some last for 50 years and some don't last 10 days. All depends on quality of construction.
Main thing to check is . . . for a dead short (with ohmmeter), and for capacitance in microfarads (MFD).
Best way to check is with a capacitor checker. There are special purpose meters made just for capacitors in ingnition systems.
Also, now adays, just about any cheap $3 mulitmeter has a capacitance-meter.
A meter made just of ignition system capacitors does theree things. 1st you charge the capacitor snd check to see how long it will hold a charge. 2nd - you check for a dead short. 3rd - you check for MFD.
Juat about all battery ignitions use capacitors with .2 to .3 MFD. Magnetos .19 to .4 MFD.
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