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Originally Posted by marc hildebrant
The inductance of a long wire to a remote cap. is the problem. That's one of the reasons why the cap is near the points.
Marc
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Originally Posted by Patrick L.
Shhhh. Can't say that too loud. Can't allow the car to hear it. It might decide not to run.  |
I still want to know why the points matter at all when it is the coil you are working with? The back emf is coming from the coil, not the points.
So doesn't it make more sense to have the cap by the coil? Shorter wires!