59 blowing condesors
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
Couple of ideas of the top of my head.
Are you sure you have the coil wired correctly + to bat and - to timer?
Seen some made in Mexico that are POS and will not last but a few miles and crap out. Got a Delco Remy one around perhaps. Where you getting your condensers. Wondering if it the supplier.
Here is a link to another forum that talks about coil failure and will cause grief as well to your condenser
http://www.caimag.com/forum/showthre...uot-coils-Fail
Are you sure you have the coil wired correctly + to bat and - to timer?
Seen some made in Mexico that are POS and will not last but a few miles and crap out. Got a Delco Remy one around perhaps. Where you getting your condensers. Wondering if it the supplier.
Here is a link to another forum that talks about coil failure and will cause grief as well to your condenser
http://www.caimag.com/forum/showthre...uot-coils-Fail
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From: Santa Klaus County, Cali
Couple of more thoughts...
Is this a recent conversion? Is the generator charging? Did you "flash" the generator before starting?
Is the engine grounded to the frame? No powdercoat BS in the way, etc....
Is this a recent conversion? Is the generator charging? Did you "flash" the generator before starting?
Is the engine grounded to the frame? No powdercoat BS in the way, etc....
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
+1 on checking polarity.
the job of the condensor it to keep the points from arcing and pitting.
You could replace all that with this:
http://www.ebeyond2000.net/quickstart.html
which I use on my '53.
It is flawless and worth every penny.
Mike
the job of the condensor it to keep the points from arcing and pitting.
You could replace all that with this:
http://www.ebeyond2000.net/quickstart.html
which I use on my '53.
It is flawless and worth every penny.
Mike
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...the job of the condensor it to keep the points from arcing and pitting...
This got me to thinking but I did not have time today to get out and look through my timers so I will just throw this out and check tomorrow...
Aren't condenser posts isolated? as in some type of Bakelite material, washer or paper gasket that isolates it? so if the points are arcing this would cause condenser to blow? maybe?
I will take a look tomorrow and post a pick of the top (showing post) as well as the underside of the circuit breaker base (where the wire connects). Everything keeps coming back to the timer from what you have posted.
This got me to thinking but I did not have time today to get out and look through my timers so I will just throw this out and check tomorrow...
Aren't condenser posts isolated? as in some type of Bakelite material, washer or paper gasket that isolates it? so if the points are arcing this would cause condenser to blow? maybe?
I will take a look tomorrow and post a pick of the top (showing post) as well as the underside of the circuit breaker base (where the wire connects). Everything keeps coming back to the timer from what you have posted.
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