Here is another COP ignition question. I show a condenser (capacitor) in my attached drawing but the COP doesn't actually work like regular Kettering ignition coil and points. Should this capacitor be a diode instead, to stop the points from arcing? What should the diode rating be? I first thought a capacitor would do it but now am having second thoughts. The relay makes/breaks the COP switch circuit at high frequency to generate a continuous spark like an old Model T buzz coil. The relay points carry very little current since the switching is done by the coil's transistor. According to my DVM the other set of points will carry 4 amps.
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