Points ignition wiring question

I tried to reply to this yesterday but my post got dropped with the server change.

A Condenser is in effect a radio noise suppressor, it is also a specialized capacitor. The condenser's main job in life is to eliminate (or at least greatly reduce) arcing between the contacts of the points and keep them from pitting. This extends the life of the points. Without the condenser, the points would be worn out after only a few hundred miles. The side benefit is that electrical arcing is a major source of radio interferance. Using the right condenser along with resistive core ignition wires should suppress any ignition related radio interferance.

Usually an aftermarket 'radio noise suppressor' is used to eliminate alternator whine. These do look very much like a condenser and are normally placed on the output terminal of the alternator. Perhaps some previous owner didn't know what they were doing and hooked it up to the coil. :dontknow: