VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1912-1928 1924 Coil Confused?

I have been reading on this forum about coils and am confused. Is the coil shown original for a 1924? Is the item I pointed to the condenser?


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Yes, that is the condenser.

The coil in the picture is a later style coil from the late 50s and is still avalible today. Typically the condensor mounted like that was for radio interferance but I have seen some mounted like that to replace a hard to find original that would have mounted inside of the distributor. The original coil would have an external resistance coil mounted on the Bat terminal. I have one in my hand as I type, but I don't have my glasses right now (said the blind man)to give more detail. I can say the high tension terminal comes out of the side of the coil and not out of the top. They also have two tabs on the bottom to mount the coil to the generator. I see them pop up on ebay once in a while, but most are untested.

That is a common way to use a more modern coil and attach the condenser to the lead going to the breaker points since there isn't enough room inside the distributor to mount the condenser. The body of the condenser must be grounded, this way is ok if the condenser is attached to the coil or the bracket and the bracket is tightened to the coil and makes a good ground. I have a 1954 Chevrolet coil and condenser connected the same way on my 1928 and use this for touring. I have a good original coil with condenser and I keep it in a box under the seat to be used if I ever decide to enter it in a VCCA judging show.