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[Frank DuVal]

A coil is not a condenser, the coil is the L of an LC circuit. Otherwise 
we would have a CC circuit...

Or maybe I should say it is the flywheel of the ignitiion circuit.

The coil does store energy, but in a way different than a capacitor. It 
generates a magnetic field. Capacitors do not.

Capacitor and condenser are the same thing. Unless we are talking 
refrigeration or steam.

Frank DuVal

Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:

> Let's be careful with how we state things
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> A stock ignition system has three condensers -- one inside the 
> distributor, to minimize (hopefully) point arcing, the coil itself is 
> another condenser, and the RF suppression one attached to the coil 
> bracket. 
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> comments and/or corrections appreciated,
>