issue with my distributor points on my 64 Dart

67Dart273 said
No the condenser is absolutely essential in breaker point ignitions. Unless some coils are better designed, all older ignitions MUST have a condenser. The condenser/ coil "trade energy" from what is called the "flywheel effect" of the charge in the condenser by the coil, and then discharging back into the coil. THAT can be seen on an oscilloscope

To imply that the condenser's most important job is to protect the points (which it does) is a red herring, because without a cap/ condenser, the damn thing will never run. The system won't make enough spark. Therefore protecting the points is "pointless" so to say.

First, I did not say a condenser was not required. Nor did I say the most important job of the condenser was to protect the points. I said that was one of the effects. The most important thing the condenser does is provide for an instant cut-off of the primary coil current. The magnetic field must collapse instantly. That is why electronic ignitions wherein the coil current is switched by a power transistor do not have a condenser. The transistor switches the current off instantly.

The voltage induced into a coil is proportional to the speed with which it interacts with the magnetic field.