Condensor

The condenser is a small electrical device connected across the contact-breaker points in the distributor . It helps to give a crisper spark at the plugs and also retards erosion of the contact-breaker points. The condenser, in fact a capacitor, charges while the points are closed. When the points open, the capacitor discharges through the low voltage side of the ignition coil, causing a large change in that magnetic field. This energizes the high voltage side of the coil, and that high voltage is fed to the distributor rotor.

Inspecting and testing the condensor