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Technology Stocks : The Electric Car, or MPG "what me worry?"

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To: gg cox who wrote (1101)6/3/2009 4:12:13 AM
From: Id_Jit  Read Replies (1) of 17563
 
Technically, if the capacitor that you are referring to is contained Within the Buick's distributor, it is there to electronically "tune", actually detune as in lower the frequency of the coil's discharge "ringing" frequency (and lower its secondary peak Voltage at the same time). BUT mostly to protect the points. from arcing.

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