| International2cvFriends.com http://www.international2cvfriends.com/forum/ |
|
| Condensor Issues http://www.international2cvfriends.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4245 |
Page 1 of 2 |
| Author: | samfieldhouse [ September 21st, 2012, 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Condensor Issues |
Drove into tescos earlier - no problem. Shopped, returned to van and it wouldn't start. After some faffing, I changed the condensor. All sorted. Driven to london. Parked up at my London place, packed the car and drove off. Got about half a mile and it does. Same problem. Except I don't have my spare condensor on me now. I'm guessing it's tha same issue so why is the van killing condensors? |
|
| Author: | ken [ September 21st, 2012, 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
Sam, if the charging voltage is too high, the condenser ( aka capacitor ) will be vulnerable to early falure. Have you got a voltmeter on the van? Or a multimeter in the took kit? ken samfieldhouse wrote: Drove into tescos earlier - no problem. Shopped, returned to van and it wouldn't start. After some faffing, I changed the condensor. All sorted. Driven to london. Parked up at my London place, packed the car and drove off. Got about half a mile and it does. Same problem. Except I don't have my spare condensor on me now. I'm guessing it's tha same issue so why is the van killing condensors? |
|
| Author: | ayjay [ September 21st, 2012, 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
its possible that the new condensor failed sam, -there is a good modification you can do you can mount/bolt the condensor just outside the points box by extending the wire a bit it makes it far easyer to access it condensors can either short to earth inside- or just go "open circuit" and not do their job(to reduce/minimize arcing across the points as they open) also you might have a faulty coil, if its the original one i might be wrong 
|
|
| Author: | ken [ September 21st, 2012, 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
Although it's much easier to mount a replacement condenser next to the coil, especially if you're doing a roadside (or campsite ) fix.  A pair of sidecutters soon isolate the old condenser in the points box... ken |
|
| Author: | Sean [ September 21st, 2012, 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
+1 for the voltage reg Then get something that does away with them they are the weak point no matter what you call them or how you spell it |
|
| Author: | ayjay [ September 22nd, 2012, 12:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
if the voltage reggy was playing up and allowing over volt/current, the battery would be cooked  i might be wrong condensors are strange things!, difficult to test!apart than if they are open circuit or short to earth
|
|
| Author: | FDK683 [ September 22nd, 2012, 1:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
it was a problem with failing condensers that led me to buying 123 ignition. I am quite happy not having to take the fan off on a regular basis |
|
| Author: | samfieldhouse [ September 22nd, 2012, 1:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
I have a handheld electrical tester thing - last week battery was ok at 14.3 when revved, reg was new in may. Where does the condensor go in the circuit? And what could I Replace it with? |
|
| Author: | dave 411 [ September 22nd, 2012, 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
Sam,Sean has a black box that does away with them.I cant remamber the name of them,but I am sure he will be along soon .Better sort it out if you are going to the van show/camp in Holland. |
|
| Author: | Taskos [ September 22nd, 2012, 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Condensor Issues |
Coil. |
|
| Page 1 of 2 | All times are UTC + 1 hour [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|