[SOLVED!] '80 kz650, no spark at all
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13 Apr 2006 20:22 #39363
by N0NB
Nate
Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
1979 KZ650 (Complete!)
1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel
)
Replied by N0NB on topic '80 kz650, no spark at all
Syd wrote:
Yes. Condensor is the older term that seems to have lived on in automotive circles. Capacitor more accurately describes the function of the device as it stores electrical energy. Capacitor is used in electronics these days so I tend to use it instead.
BTW, congrats on getting your problem sorted out and getting your spark back.
- Nate >>
Post edited by: n0nb, at: 2006/04/13 23:23
N0NB wrote:
I could see one capacitor or point set going bad or fouling as a result of setting for a time, but both? Stranger things have happened.
NONB, is "capacitor" a synonym for "condensor" ?
Yes. Condensor is the older term that seems to have lived on in automotive circles. Capacitor more accurately describes the function of the device as it stores electrical energy. Capacitor is used in electronics these days so I tend to use it instead.
BTW, congrats on getting your problem sorted out and getting your spark back.
- Nate >>
Post edited by: n0nb, at: 2006/04/13 23:23
Nate
Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
1979 KZ650 (Complete!)
1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel
)
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