Reply With QuoteIt has been 12 hoiurs. Any flames yet?
I have no idea what it is. Which car is it on?
0.47/250 capacitor/resistor thingy on passenger fender well by ignition module
Anyone know what that thing does? Anyone have another laying around? A mouse/rat decided it needed the wires more than I did. The car still runs but I am not sure if anything will be burned up because it is not in the loop.
Thanks.
Currently Miata-less... 2007 Brilliant Black NC PRHT, to replace 2006 Winning Blue NC, to replace 2002 SE, to replace 1993 LE #1322 and so on and so on...
No flames, no funny noises, no nothing. It is on my son's 1990. I swapped the one from my '92 into his and no difference on either. But, being an engineer, there has to be some technical reason for it (I am not an electrical engineer so out of my field). I am pretty sure we have at least one EE on this forum... or some EE could-be's. I would rather just replace it if I could find a TCB deal. The pointy board seems to be rather silent on the whole subject also. Differing opinions only, no real insight or even part number references that I could find. A mystery part...
Currently Miata-less... 2007 Brilliant Black NC PRHT, to replace 2006 Winning Blue NC, to replace 2002 SE, to replace 1993 LE #1322 and so on and so on...
What exactly are ya looking at??
Finally can post pics again. Still no flames or any idea what its purpose is. Here is what I am looking for... First pic is of the mouse food. The second is where this thing is mounted on my '92 fender well.
Last edited by mildensteve; 07-12-2012 at 09:12 PM. Reason: Added info.
Currently Miata-less... 2007 Brilliant Black NC PRHT, to replace 2006 Winning Blue NC, to replace 2002 SE, to replace 1993 LE #1322 and so on and so on...
In the absolutely most basic and generalized way I can say it (so I'm sure someone will chime in and say it more detailed): It's to stabilize the signal to the coil. Well, from the coil..it's on the ground side. If it's removed completely from the loop it will still run (obviously) since it still gets grounded after the PTU/ignitor. I have no idea what it will do without it, but I'd imagine the coils aren't working to their full potential...which you probably don't notice since I'm assuming you aren't maxing them out anyway. But I'd still replace it.
EDIT: Picture:
EDIT x2: Some how I lost my parts fiche for the electrical stuff years ago, so I'm no help on a part# for you, sorry. I can't remember where I got it either, so I could never replace it.
Last edited by Rob®; 07-13-2012 at 08:33 AM.
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