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December 16, 2025 at 7:03 pm
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For these vintage magneto condensers (like the 398-693 / 18-5206 replacements):
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The capacitance is generally around ~0.15 μF to 0.20 μF (sometimes quoted as ~0.18 μF) with appropriate voltage rating (typically 400–600 V or higher) for ignition use.
that said the common .22uf OMC condensers should do and available if not you can go ceramic just for trial
if you have the condenser casings you can just refill them with .22uf if fitting in modern ones is complicated fit wise.
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