Does anybody know the part # or name of the little tube with a wire connected to the voltage regulator. No autoparts know what I'm talking about. Is it the same as the condenser that goes in the dist..
It was to suppress ignition noise and alternator noise in the radio. The capacitor/condensor in the distributor is to reduce points errosion.
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Negative. It's a condensor, just like the one in the distributor, for keeping the points on mechanical VR's from burning. It absorbs the current surge made when the contacts open so they don't arc. The noise suppressors you find are typically alternator-mounted to flatten out the sine wave produced when the alternator generates power. Because the alternator produces AC power (one positive pulse, one negative pulse, etc.) and the rectifier bridge, with it's diodes, strips off the negative pulses, leaving a pulsating positive output, which is what makes radio "whine".
Negative. It's a condensor, just like the one in the distributor, for keeping the points on mechanical VR's from burning. It absorbs the current surge made when the contacts open so they don't arc. The noise suppressors you find are typically alternator-mounted to flatten out the sine wave produced when the alternator generates power. Because the alternator produces AC power (one positive pulse, one negative pulse, etc.) and the rectifier bridge, with it's diodes, strips off the negative pulses, leaving a pulsating positive output, which is what makes radio "whine".
Negative. It's a condensor, just like the one in the distributor, for keeping the points on mechanical VR's from burning. It absorbs the current surge made when the contacts open so they don't arc. The noise suppressors you find are typically alternator-mounted to flatten out the sine wave produced when the alternator generates power. Because the alternator produces AC power (one positive pulse, one negative pulse, etc.) and the rectifier bridge, with it's diodes, strips off the negative pulses, leaving a pulsating positive output, which is what makes radio "whine".
They were only mounted on the Alternator or Generator until 1965, in 1966 and after they mounted them next to the Voltage Regulator.
Ah, no. It's a radio noise supressor. In 1965, all radio-equipped Mustangs had one on the alternator and voltage regulator. Beginning in 1966, all alternators had one mounted internally, but the external unit was still used on the voltage regulator. They are not available new for Ford vehicles. If you want to be jealous, they are available in microscopically correct detail for Corvettes.
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Does anybody know the part # or name.
