Killing condensor

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Killing condensor

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Any idea why my truck is killing, blowing or eating the dist. Condensor??? I replace condensor every week!! It runs fine for a weekend and by next week it wont starts.. Replace condensor and runs fine for a couple of days..... Something's wrong help!!!
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Does condenser = suppressor? If not, please ignore my post.

Perhaps your Ballast resistor has failed to a low-ohm (should be about 4.5 ohms, if I'm not mistaken). There is a good sticky topic in electrical about this.

Alternatively, I think the starter button bypasses the ballast resistor and delivers full battery voltage to the suppressor while cranking. Perhaps there could be a failure or short in the switch so that 24v is delivered to the suppressor all the time?
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i call condensor to the little cilindrical shape piece attached to the dist. with a single wire on top connected to the points..
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I'm learning a bit about the Pinz still. All my previous experience is electronic ignition.

The internet tells me that the condenser is a capacitor on the low-voltage side of the ignition coil that helps generate an alternating current for the ignition coil.

That said, a high voltage from the ballast or ignition buttons could destroy it. Or, not to accuse you, but make sure it is a good quality replacement. Check the voltage at your ballast resistor, or at the "+" wire of the ignition coil.
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i was looking at EI video on you-tube about the values on the ballast resistor....i dont have same readings as the video... where should be 24.5, i have 26.0 ,, where should be 19.3 i have 21.5...and so on.... is my ballast resistor BAD??? or what is a tolerance voltage for this?? and also with engine not running i have 14.3 at coil +,,and on the ballast resistor....are this numbers acceptable??? last week my truck died on the road i towed home 4 hours later i replace the condensor and starts right up...then i put back the old(supposed bad) condensor and its running again!!! :shock: :shock: im lost here.... :( :( ohh i did try to start the truck after sitting couple of hours before towing and did not start..
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Install Pertronix and you won't need the condensor.
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Yeah... But im afraid of killing The petronix sys. I heard stories.... I need to find the culprit....
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What video were you watching? I couldn't find it, and I'm not sure where the voltage measurements were taken. Sounds like they are just about right, though.

26 volts is normal on a charged/charging battery.


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There is a video on EI website, when you look for ballast resistor you will find it...
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