23-04-2019, 05:57 PM
I would say they are useable.
I would set the engine itself up as a tester - have no condenser connected inside the dizzy - wire/crock clip/Sellotape a lead from a condenser to the contact on the outside of the dizzy, and fix the case or the other wire to the cylinder head. Usually by trapping a lug or a wire under a head nut.
I buy odd condensers from my local car spares shop, preferably with two wire leads, and they are handy as spares, or known good ones to test against when fixed as described above.
Note an engine will often start and run on a faulty condenser, but wont pick up because the condenser breaks down under load. Feels like fuel starvation, but isn't.
Simon
I would set the engine itself up as a tester - have no condenser connected inside the dizzy - wire/crock clip/Sellotape a lead from a condenser to the contact on the outside of the dizzy, and fix the case or the other wire to the cylinder head. Usually by trapping a lug or a wire under a head nut.
I buy odd condensers from my local car spares shop, preferably with two wire leads, and they are handy as spares, or known good ones to test against when fixed as described above.
Note an engine will often start and run on a faulty condenser, but wont pick up because the condenser breaks down under load. Feels like fuel starvation, but isn't.
Simon