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Old 19-03-15, 11:20
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Originally Posted by cletrac View Post
The switchboard uses two condensers rated at 1mfd. I looked on ebay and the ones with that rating are a pretty good size. I wonder what would be best to use? Does the voltage rating really matter?
When I was a teenager I drove a 1953 Dodge with a small hemi engine. When I drove around a small town the residents would go hog wild because all the time my motor was running nobody could watch TV or listen to the radio. All they'd get was static from my generator. When they complained I just drove around that much longer.
I think the low voltage caps would be OK in your situtation . Condensers is the old word for capacitors - like 80 years ago . 1 mfd is not a huge size today but back then it was , most automotive ignition system caps are around .025 mfd . mike
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