Model A Ford - condenser testing and theory

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Model A Ford - condenser testing and theory

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alexiskai0

Күн бұрын

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@danielbuckner2167 Ай бұрын

The other day I wanted to know how to test a capacitor with my kaiweets meter but ended up troubleshooting it down to the cap without it. Today I decided on digging into model a ignition and found your video... 2 for 1!!

@Okie-Tom Жыл бұрын

Very thorough capacitor lecture! I learned several things I did not know! Thanks, Tom

@BillGeurts2269 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Electrical and automotive electronics are areas where many people stumble. Either that or like me, that comes easy but I cannot teach or explain worth a darn. You are gifted with both the understanding and the ability and the desire to pass this on to others.

@AstraWerke 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, you had special capacitor testers which used a high voltage (usually the voltage the cap was rated to) in order to detect leak current. Some caps might also be perfectly fine under the low voltage that a multimeter uses, but arc through if you give it the juice it actually has to operate around. Makes for some funny behavior in tube radios - a radio might work fine for a minute, then as it warms up, stations start drifting, weird oscillating circuits form by themselves creating R2D2 noise... Come to think of it, a car's ignition system isn't too far away from an oscillating circuit - I wonder what was first, the radio or electronic ignition!

@alexiskai 2 жыл бұрын

On the HT208D, the resistance test goes up to 250V, so it's not perfect but better than many multimeters.

@AstraWerke 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexiskai Chapeau, not bad!

@fysafysa 11 ай бұрын

Remix this and make it an intro into ignition systems and capacitors -- you should have 300k views by now for this quality content, just needs some rebranding (it's not really a Model A Ford video, that's more of an intro)

@alexiskai 11 ай бұрын

Yeah but then I'd have a bunch of classic car guys saying I got the ground polarity wrong. 🤷‍♂ Thanks though. Once I finish my series on engine disassembly and inspection, maybe I'll circle back to this one.

@elljon1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You I need all the help I can get when it comes to Model A electrical!

@buckhoward7285 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Alex.

@chriskupish2692 6 ай бұрын

very good explanation thanks chris

@kdog622 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, nice explanation. For Model A, your drawing had the ignition switch on the wrong side of the coil (although it didn't affect the discussion).

@alexiskai Жыл бұрын

Good eye. Yeah, I guess the diagram is cleaner with the switch out of the way.

@kdog622 Жыл бұрын

@@alexiskai no prob! It was a great video, and oh, by the way, cost me money, since I just ordered my own Kaiweets ammeter! Geese, another new toy to add to my collection!

@alexiskai Жыл бұрын

@@kdog622 Fun trick, you can use it to check the amperage draw for your starter. Mine topped out at 155A, which I gather is within normal parameters.

@kdog622 Жыл бұрын

@@alexiskai thanks! I plan on checking that!

@rogergreen7807 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for do this.

@mitchauto5523 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You, well done

@alexiskai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mitch

@littlejohnny4759 6 күн бұрын

How can the high DC voltage reverse back into the battery?

@alexiskai 6 күн бұрын

If it's a lead-acid battery, i.e. a rechargeable one, then applying a higher voltage to a circuit than the battery itself is putting out will essentially charge the battery. That's how you charge the battery on a daily basis - you just put it into a circuit where something else is putting out a higher voltage. You can apply any voltage to the battery, but there are physical limitations to how much it can absorb in a given time. That's why a battery charger will put out only 1-2V above the battery's normal output. Anything above that just becomes heat. But for the fraction of a second that a capacitor is discharging, the battery will happily absorb 200V or whatever it's throwing out.

@elljon1 2 жыл бұрын

Do these Kaiweets meters digital display show a stable reading when the engine is running? A lot of digital meters displays jump all over the place and that's when I use a analog meter.

@alexiskai 2 жыл бұрын

For what measurement specifically?