[6pack] TR6 Dizzy

[Jeff Scarbrough]

At 06:38 PM 8/31/2009, Lfm614 at aol.com wrote:
>Makes sense, so why do only later models have it?

The blue capacitor was for radio suppression.  The condenser in the 
distributor is the one that prevents the points from arcing.

>
>That is a secondary benefit  of the capacitor. As Vance pointed out,
>the primary reason for their  existence is to keep the points from burning
>and to protect the  coil.


Jeff Scarbrough      75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
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