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I have a 74 stingray with a AC alternator and there is a soda can sized item wired to it with 2 wires to the alternator 1 going to the bat. connection and the other going to alt. body i have no idea what it is any help appreciated.
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If its the size of a soda can, Id guess it may be a capacitor. Many stereo-philes install them to help manage battery and amp drain from high end sound systems. Does this sound like anything your car may be running?
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that sounds possible it has a vintage alpine stereo cassette deck
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HOW SOME EVER, do NOT try that with household voltages......
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Um...the caps in old flash cubes have killed people....
I do know they will give a really painful bite, people would make zap guns out of old cameras,
I work on old vintage antique arcade stuff that has ones that are low volts but will bite the snot out of you, but ground both terminals with a screwdriver etc and it will zap off the volts it stores...I use a 12v bulb to drain them, .
I do know they will give a really painful bite, people would make zap guns out of old cameras, I work on old vintage antique arcade stuff that has ones that are low volts but will bite the snot out of you, but ground both terminals with a screwdriver etc and it will zap off the volts it stores...I use a 12v bulb to drain them, .
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Um...the caps in old flash cubes have killed people.... I do know they will give a really painful bite, people would make zap guns out of old cameras,
I work on old vintage antique arcade stuff that has ones that are low volts but will bite the snot out of you, but ground both terminals with a screwdriver etc and it will zap off the volts it stores...I use a 12v bulb to drain them, .
I do know they will give a really painful bite, people would make zap guns out of old cameras, I work on old vintage antique arcade stuff that has ones that are low volts but will bite the snot out of you, but ground both terminals with a screwdriver etc and it will zap off the volts it stores...I use a 12v bulb to drain them, .
However this noise suppression cap might give you a small bite if you put it on your tongue.
Bob-
I also doubt if it would even be worth re-using -as it is probably deteriorated - and really is not doing a thing.
Richard