Reply To: Substituting capacitors for condensers

[Tom]

There’s one more specification for a condenser, that’s the dV/dT, or how fast the component and move the voltage. To function in a magneto circuit, the value has to be pretty high, a lot higher than most uses. I think if you search this site a bit more, you can find a little more information on which ones have worked well in magneto applications. (Try “MKP 1839”.) I don’t know what the markings on the one shown above mean, so I can’t rule it out. The Vishay MKP 1839 HQ series should be OK.

Tom