No need to quote you Luddite. Your understanding precisely mirrors my own study and experience to a "T".

I am now up to my 6th sufferer with identical symptoms and cure. The first was referred to me by a very respected Morgan
dealer who was flummoxed. They know I enjoy pre-GEMS Plus 8 issues. The symptoms are the same. First a coil (2 or 3)
burns out. Then the amplifier, cap, rotor and last (but soon after) the dizzy itself. (which does not surprise me as the Lucas 35
series can fail if you stare at it hard (Kevin doing the testing). Thankfully, they have such a bad reputation that rebuilt one cost
very little.

All these models did NOT have a ballast resistor like our 1980s Plus 8s. https://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/Plus81977to1982.pdf
By the 1990s, they were using these little beer cans which different LR suppliers refer to as either a condenser or a capacitor
Everyone takes them as you do, something to clear up radio interference. But they don't. I found literature saying they reduce the
voltage at start up and then return to full voltage. In a nutshell.....

"Attached to the points, the condenser or capacitor stores the current temporarily to prevent the points from arcing and turn off the current faster. Ignition problems, an engine that won't fire, and rough running are symptoms of faulty points and a malfunctioning condenser." or google "land rover 1995 ignition condenser". The
description indicates a role far more important than clearer music from your radio.

LAST HINT, though, as you are aware, ballast resistors are almost bullet proof and inexpensive, these thingies cost less,
always a sucker feature for a manufacturer..even LR. I did not like the consequences of their well-hidden failure, no matter how
much money LR saved from the late 1980s to 1995. And in all cases I have seen, the failure of these little things spreads before
the correct diagnosis. I dislike that.

So I took the simple path. I have them removed and replaced with our ballast resistor. Nary a problem after and the owners feel
confident enough to take long trips. I like that.

L.

P.S. I have never had radio interference. You? I also use Magnecor Blacks ignition wires.