Aron;
The best material for high voltage use is Kel- F.
Making your own distributor cap is like signing up for a beating,
though.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Dahlgren
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 6:58 AM
To: atrav; LSR list
Subject: RE: DIY distributor cap
Most of the easy to machine absorb water. I am pretty sure nylon is one
of
the worst but a web search would solve that. You want a material that
will
not absorb conductive water and has a high natural dielectric. What is
it
you can't buy a cap? I would modify the distributor to take a modern cap
rather than make the cap. Much easier if you need a second one and much
better material.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of atrav
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:42 AM
> To: LSR list
> Subject: DIY distributor cap
>
>
> What would be a good material to fabricate a distributor cap from?
> I was thinking a block of nylon, then using screw in brass
> terminals. Is there a rule for how far
> apart the terminals should be spaced to prevent arcing from one
> to another? I was just going to
> measure a bunch of factory stock ones...
>
> TIA,
> -Aron-
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