Bl@@dy Condensers
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Just been out with the tow rope to rescue Axel in the Mini 30. Luckiliy he had not got far before it started misfiring.

I knew what the problem was straight away. Fitted a new condenser and it seems to be fine.

Now that condenser has only done around 2000 miles from new.

Anyone know of a source of reliable condensers as I like to have one on stock for such occaisions?

The one I've just fitted is a Unipart from MS. I hope it lasts.

I know I should fit Megajolt before some smart alecs tells me.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

I've heard a few people recently slating the quality of condensers. What about going for a 65DM4 if you don't want to go MJLJ?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I have all the Megajolt stuff ready to go on the car, but I was planning on leaving it until I got some of the other jobs done.

I've also got several 65D electronic jobbies, but I'd like to stick to the 45D with the correct advance curve for the 998.

Just wondered if there was a brand of condensers out there that you can trust. Certainly nothing you get at shows is any good.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

As John above ^^^

Depending where you source it from, the advance curve may not be perfect for every engine but it will be reliable (worst case, fit a new amplifier module, ~£12) so long as you use the correct matching coil to go with it.

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Edited by sturgeo on 18th Jan, 2010.

I once read a book by Des Hammil about budget 998 performance and apparently if you whip the thicker of the 2 advance springs out of the dizzy it ends up with a reasonable curve for a lightly modded 998.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Yup, he can have it, its even got a map on for a 998 with the 295 and fitted modifications.

Also had a condensor that was dud from new when we 295'd mine

Swiftune sell a competition condensor as they had problems with unreliable std ones

Paul,

Try something like this heatshrunk and fixed to the out side of the dizzy

if you find one that works, be sure to let me know where you got it from!!! I appear to have killed two in two weeks on my A35........

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just bringing up this post as i think my misfire is condenser related,

my misfire is between 2200 and 2400rpm
afr's are ok
everywhere else in the rev range is ok
everything bar plugs are new
about 1500 miles on this engine and its started missing

john, i have a 65D new module and coil how reliable is the source of your info/ does it give any details?

cheers

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Received advice is that nearly all the recently made condensers can be iffy.

Recommendation is to try and source Lucas old stock ones from Ebay etc.

As above, some people have gone through two or three before finding one that is reliable.

Well, we cured this problem by smashing the car into a lamp post - problem solved

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Bit drastic, I would have thought.

You OK, though ?

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

the condenser in this is the same i have had for years i robbed it out the dizzy off my first 998 i think john has cured it though there is a mechanism that nudges the point around so its not always arcing in the same spot, that was not in the right rotation in my dizzy witch john spotted, it was ok all the way home

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Takes me back to home page Paul.

It works for me.

Maybe you need to "like" Minispares then.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Strange, I have :S
I'm guessing you mean this 'A condenser issue on Fog meant for a torrid ZR2 for Bill, but things have picked up in the last 2 stages'
I'm still lost as to why people don't fit the 45d britpart electronic ignition kit for the sake of £15 from a land rover spares place if keeping a distributor. Replaced the points on my old engine with them and never had a problem.

Edited by Carlzilla on 2nd Feb, 2012.

is there any reason why another condenser cant be fitted to the outside of the dizzy .
ie run two condensers together in case one packs up .
not good with tricklics so dont know if possible

No reason at all not to fit an external condenser - and a spare ready to wire in if necessary.

My car club has had very mixed results with the Britpart conversion, mostly unreliable to a degree.

Like everything these days, the materials used in their manufacture, are shite.

Condensers are Crap these days, I've got through 4 trying to get my mates moggie minor traveller running they just give in after a couple cranks