Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Goinbonkers-at-aol-dot-com> Hi Alex, The term is still used for the capacitor that is associated with the points of older car's ignition systems. Mike > > I believe that condenser is a very old and antiquated name for a capacitor > that is not used much (at lest in the USA). > Alex Madsen