Gerald Morris
Senior Member
I did it, and preliminary tests promise excellent results! I scored a BRAND NEW, 1975, Micronta 22-1620 CD ignition box, all made in Ye Auld Republic of these here Yoonited States, sans ugly UPC barcode. Ecce:
Note the old style slotted head screws included in the ditty bag meant to secure the box to the car's sheetmetal.
The unit installed painlessly, and worked nicely on initial trial. I ran the engine both in the new capacitive discharge ignition mode, and in the old standby inductive discharge, which can easily be switched by a sturdy red button on the side of the box, just visible above.
The passenger side of the radiator yoke proved as the most convenient space to secure the box to, just under the after market overflow bottle I installed last Fall. The harness easily slid into the 3/8" flex tube for protection, and proved to be a perfect length for convenience and electric/mechanically secure termination, visible below:
Nice old Bakelite terminal screws with the little boards, eh?
The sole fly in the lube proves to be my tachometer. I will try attaching it to the + terminal on the coil, as the manual specifies. My tach works fine in conventional mode, but apparently doesn't get enough current in CD mode at the old negative terminal.
I'll let you all know how it does tomorrow, after a drive I must now take with my eldest spawn. Pediatric call....
STAY TUNED!
Note the old style slotted head screws included in the ditty bag meant to secure the box to the car's sheetmetal.
The unit installed painlessly, and worked nicely on initial trial. I ran the engine both in the new capacitive discharge ignition mode, and in the old standby inductive discharge, which can easily be switched by a sturdy red button on the side of the box, just visible above.
The passenger side of the radiator yoke proved as the most convenient space to secure the box to, just under the after market overflow bottle I installed last Fall. The harness easily slid into the 3/8" flex tube for protection, and proved to be a perfect length for convenience and electric/mechanically secure termination, visible below:
Nice old Bakelite terminal screws with the little boards, eh?
The sole fly in the lube proves to be my tachometer. I will try attaching it to the + terminal on the coil, as the manual specifies. My tach works fine in conventional mode, but apparently doesn't get enough current in CD mode at the old negative terminal.
I'll let you all know how it does tomorrow, after a drive I must now take with my eldest spawn. Pediatric call....
STAY TUNED!