70 chevelle its the condenser ? that cips into voltage regulator on firewall.thanks storm

A picture would help. I thought the voltage reg was on the radiator support.

I think you are talking about a noise supression capacitor (for alternator noise on the radio), which is also called a condenser.

Originally posted by Randy Mosier:
I thought the voltage reg was on the radiator support. It is on the core support, not the firewall.

Most people call it a condenser

my mistake its on the radiator support left side .

Well since it is so similar to the "condenser" used in points style ignition you could call it that and most anyone will know what you are talking about. I always call them capacitors because that is what they are. I don't know why they decided to call a capacitor a condenser when they stuck it under a distributor cap. Anybody have a clue as to the origin?

Originally posted by saturnstyl:
Well since it is so similar to the "condenser" used in points style ignition you could call it that and most anyone will know what you are talking about. I always call them capacitors because that is what they are. I don't know why they decided to call a capacitor a condenser when they stuck it under a distributor cap. Anybody have a clue as to the origin? Condenser is synonymous with capacitor. It's use has pretty much become obsolete, though.

From http://www.cosphi.com/products/capacitorhistory.html :

"The first capacitor was invented by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 1745. It was known as the Leyden jar. Another physicist, Pieter van Musschenbroek of the University of Leyden, Holland discovered the Leyden jar independently in 1746. This device was also referred to as a "condenser" because at that time electricity was thought of as fluid or matter that could be condensed. "

I don't think there is any difference in the condenser inside the distributor and the ones used for noise surppressors.

In my work we call them capacitors actually usually it's "start cap" or "run cap" for short.

Funny how so many things get called by another name like flashlight cells get called "batteries" and soft drinks get called "soda" or "pop" when a battery is a group of cells and soda is actually made of ice cream, flavored syrip and carbonated water. I guess "pop" is the sound made when you "pop the top" smile.gif

Originally posted by Dean:
soda is actually made of ice cream, flavored syrip and carbonated water. I guess "pop" is the sound made when you "pop the top" smile.gif Must be a regional thing because around here, what you described is a "float" because you float the ice cream on the soda. Usually vanilla on root beer. :D

Jeff

Same here Jeff. We called em floats. The guy that made em down at the drug store was a real "jerk" too as I recall. :D

Billy

so do you call them hoagies subs or hero"s ? in new jersey they are know as hoagies at least in south jersey.

Who ya callin a JERK graemlins/angry.gif

Made a few thousand sodas in my time smile.gif
ahh yes them were the good 'ol days

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/Dean/jerk1.jpg

They are about the same as a float except maybe for some flavors besides root beer and after the ice cream and syrip, you push the carbonated water fountain handle backwards to shoot a fine stream into the glass to get the fiz bubbles.

dean looks like your having fun