<VV> 1962 radio

[Frank DuVal]

Tony may chime in with more details (or to correct mine..), but here goes:

Capacitor, condenser for most automotive people or old time radio 
people, on the Generator is to remove generator hash noise from the radio.

Capacitor on voltage regulator is to remove the noise produced from the 
arcing points inside the regulator.

Capacitor on the coil is to remove the noise from the arc of the 
ignition points.

All three are (were) present on my 64 Spyder with a transistor radio.

The generator condenser even has a nice red paper tag to place over the 
terminal. They are available from our vendors.

The copper ground straps are to prevent the engine sheet metal from 
becoming a transmitting antenna for the RF generated from the ignition 
system. These are also present on most cars, early and late.

So in general, the function of all the above is to prevent noise in the 
radio.

Frank DuVal

JeanDeLucca at aol.com wrote:

>hi, i recently bought a complete nos 1962 radio kit. my question- there are 
>three capacitors, one for the coil, one for the generator and one for the 
>voltage regulator. there are also three engine to body copper ground straps- what 
>purpose do the capacitors and ground straps serve in the function of the radio? 
>the above mentioned parts do not appear to be present on my 63 that has the 
>transistor radio. thanks, jim
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