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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | We used to open up the sealed can on a vibrator and dress up the points when they got funky and the thing quit buzzing. That's probably the limiting factor- - - -whatever current the points can handle without burning. They're probably not as rugged as distributor points, as I remember them being about half the size of ignition points, and ignition points get toasty at about 5 amps. I'd guesstimate a vibrator might handle 2 1/2 - 3 amps maximum, probably less if you want to have long term survival. A vibrator's original purpose was to create a DC square wave which could be transformed like AC up to a much higher voltage for use with vacuum tubes. That process didn't involve much current across the points. Jerry
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