Ok.. so the doo dad that the rotor sits on spins around.. and this spring loaded deal (which I assume is called the "points") "rides" on this.. causing the "points" to open and close.

Now I hear about setting this "gap".. what does that mean? Does that mean the gap when the contact is open, or the gap when it is "closed"?

Now I just assumed that the little contacts were supposed to touch.. but maybe not, and the "gap" is how far away they should be when they're the closest?


an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.