Re: Stevens ST-75 Tester first time user questions

[Buccaneer]

Thanks again for your thoughts.
Dave, I have gutted Wico "screw top" condensers
and mounted caps beside them, using the old
condenser just to have a connection point,
and that worked great. I have not tried to
mount a Digi-Key cap in an OMC condenser,
as I didn’t think they were big enough around….
will have to check again.

Regarding the Stevens ST-75, there’s a knob that
says "Reverse Polarity". I didn’t see it mentioned
in the manual. Can that knob be used to switch
polarity, so you don’t have to switch wires
on an amperage test, to see which polarity
has better, or correct hookup, and hence best spark?

My "Battery / ON / AC" power switch seems
a little off. Not sure if the knob moved on the
shaft or something moved internally. Will be
easy enough to check the knob set screw.
I don’t have a battery, or desire, to try one,
but does the knob only actually have one
"ON" position, whether hooked to AC or Battery?
The switch works and powers up the unit okay,
but right now, to get the thing to power up
on AC, the knob is over on the "battery" side.
Thanks!

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