ignition condenser - revisited

"Graham W" > wrote in message ...

> Not exactly! It is a 2,200 Ohms 5% 0.5 Watt film resistor if you have
> related the band colors correctly and the third 'red' isn't orange.
> (I don't mean the background color you used in the graphic.)

> It replaces the long dark green/black rectangular printed resistor in
> my photo which runs from the transistor output at the top (just
> underneath the 'HUCO' legend) and the T1 terminal. It probably isn't
> faulty but you'll need to set your meter to a range which expects to be
> able to read 2,200 Ohms, probably the 20,000 Ohms range.

> The resistor only feeds the tachometer instrument with pulses from the
> distributor and since it is connected to the output of the igniter, it
> cannot be the supressor you seek.

The resistor is probably there to protect the transistor in the likely event
of a short. It would be dangerous to have a blown transistor at any speeds.