electrical on boat motor?
i have a 4hp mercury outboard with no fire. changed ignition coil and plug nothing...checked voltage from two wires coming from magneto and i have voltage apparently not enough. I took fly wheel off and found that there is a condenser. They want 50 dollers for this little condenser. NO WAY! so my question is...Is there another condenser (another boat motor, mower, small engine etc.) that i could use in place of this one? again it looks just like the 10 doller condensers you can buy at the lawn store, about the size of your thumb with one wire coming out of it. any suggestions? again: 4hp mercury outboard motor 1cyl, 1986. The part number on this item is mercury 336-4463 and can be found on ebay for 40-50 dollers. but if its possible to use the 10 doller one's.. well you see my logic.
I see your logic however, if you use the wrong one with a different capacitance rating you could potentially fry something MUCH more expensive.
