Points and Condenser classic car ignition... What is it and how does it work?

The points and condenser is a key part of your classic car ignition system, but do you know how it works….? In this video we take a look at the basics of classic car ignition, looking at some of the pitfalls of this system and explain how you can replace your points with an electronic ignition kit. We sell a variety of replacement points, condensers and spares for classic cars, as well as our well known electronic ignition kits which directly replace your points.

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Powerspark Ignition are the UK’s leading classic car ignition specialist. We are best known for our range of electronic ignition kits, kits that can be fitted to your existing distributor without taking the whole car apart! We also sell complete distributors, ignition coils, HT leads and a whole lot more to keep your classic car on the road.

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[shafikhan]

"I had a strong desire to learn how to drive a car when I was in India. At that time, I was young and uneducated, and I worked as an assistant to a car mechanic. During my work, I discovered the CP point mechanism in the car engine, which functions similarly to a neuron in the brain; at least, it looks like it. However, I was unaware of this until I was 55 and went to school in Sweden to study as a nurse assistant. It was there that I learned about essential medicine, and my understanding of the connection between nature and man-made mechanisms grew. I realized that if one understands nature, one can also learn about man-made mechanisms because one came from the other. Nothing grows in thin air."

[peterG]

Hi... Why would the rubbing block keep melting away. Even new ones melt away on the new points...

[SF-kuhp]

It wouldn’t be an old county song if it doesn’t mention cleaning some points on some old engine

[RetroScythe]

Replace the contact breakers every 6000 miles? Yeah maybe if you remove the condenser. They should last 10's of thousands of miles.

[dameon]

Um you got more them 6000 miles on pionts and gap is more like .17

[SOLDOZER]

If you have to replace your points every 6000 miles, something is wrong.