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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 6, 1975.
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1974 and later model-year vehicles, EXCEPT: (1) Vehicles with "+" ground and 6V system, (2) Vehicles equipped with capacitive discharge or transistorized ignition systems including breakerless types (3) Vehicles with special ignition coil, (4) Vehicles without centrifugal advance

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  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-1-5
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  • Executive Order No: D-1-5
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-1-5
  • Resolution D-1-5
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S t a t e of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D- 1-5 Relating t o Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code CONTI SNlTRON COMPANY "EQUALIZER MOD 4-V" Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and Pursuant t o the authority vested i n the undersigned by Section 39023 of the - Health and Safety Code; IT IS ORDERED AND CESOLVED: That the installation of the "Equalizer Mod 4-V electronic i g n i t i on device manufactured by the Contigni tron Company 7625-24 E. Rosecrans Ave. , Paramount, California 90723 has been found not t o reduce the effectiveness of required motor vehicle pollution control devices and, therefore, i s exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code f o r 1974 and l a t e r model year vehicles except as follows: 1) Those vehicles w i t h positive ground or 6 volt systems. 2) Those vehicles equipped w i t h capacitive discharge or transistorized ignition systems including breaker1 ess types. 3) Those vehicles w i t h special ignition coils. 4) Those vehicles without a centrifugal advance. This device consists of packaged electronic c i r c u i t s f o r spark timing and dwell control. This Executive Order i s valid provided t h a t installation instructions f o r t h i s device wi 11 not recommend tuning the vehicle t o specificati ons different than ,, those 1i sted by the vehicle manufacturer. Changes made t o the design o r operating condi t i ms of the device as approved by the Air Resources Board 'that adversely affect the performance of the vehicle's pollution control device shall invalidate this Executive Order. Marketing of t h i s device using an identification other than t h a t shown i n t h i s Executive Order o r marketing of t h i s device f o r an application other than those 1isted in t h i s Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval i s obtained from the Air Resources Board.

I T h i s Executive Order does n o t c o n s t i t u t e any o p i n i o n as t o t h e e f f e c t I d t h a t t h e use o f t h i s device may have on any warranty e i t h e r expressed i o r i m p l i e d by t h e v e h i c l e manufacturer. I 1 I THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, I APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI-POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF THE "MOD 4-V" IGNITION DEVICE. No c l a i m o f any kind, such as "Approved by A i r Resources Board" may be made w i t h respect t o t h e a c t i o n taken h e r e i n i n any a d v e r t i s i n g o r o t h e r o r a l o r w r i t t e n communication. Section 17500 o f t h e Business and Professions Code makes unlawful, u n t r u e o r misleading a d v e r t i s i n g and Section 17534 makes v i o l a t i o n punishable as a m i sdemeanor. Sections 39130 and 39184 of t h e Health and Safety Code p r o v i d e as f o l l o w s : "39130. No person s h a l l i n s t a l l , s e l l , o f f e r f o r sale, o r advertise, or, except i n an a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e board f o r c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f a device, represent, any device as a motor v e h i c l e p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l device unless t h a t device has been c e r t i f i e d by t h e board. No person s h a l l s e l l , o f f e r f o r sale, advertise, o r represent any motor v e h i c l e p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l device as a c e r t i f i e d device which, i n f a c t , i s n o t a c e r t i f i e d device. Any v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s s e c t i o n i s a misdemeanor." "39184. (a) No person s h a l l i n s t a l l , s e l l , o f f e r f o r sale, o r adver- t i s e , or, except i n an a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e board f o r a c c r e d i t a t i o n o f a device, represent, any device as a motor v e h i c l e p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l device f o r use on any used motor v e h i c l e unless t h a t device has been a c c r e d i t e d by t h e board. No person s h a l l s e l l , o f f e r f o r sale, adver- t i s e , o r represent any motor v e h i c l e p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l device as an a c c r e d i t e d device which, i n f a c t , i s n o t an a c c r e d i t e d device. Any v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s s u b d i v i s i o n i s a misdemeanor." Any apparent v i o l a t i o n o f t h e conditions o f t h i s Executive Order w i l l be submitted t o t h e Attorney General o f C a l i f o r n i a f o r such a c t i o n as he deems advisable. Executed a t Sacramento, C a l i f o r n i a , t h i s 6d day o f August, 1975. WILLIAM SIMMONS Executive O f f i c e r

State o f C a l i f o r n i a , A I R RESOURCES BOARD - July 29, 1975 Eva1uation o f Contigni t r o n Company's "Equalizer Mod 4-V" I g n i t i o n Device f o r Exemption from the Provisions o f Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code I. Introduction Contigni t r o n Company (Control l e d I g n i t i o n Electronics) , 7625-24 E. s Rosecrans Avenue, Paramount, Cat if o r n i a 90723 has appl ied f o r an exemption f o r i t s "Mod 4-V" i g n i t i o n device. This i s a modified version o f t h e i r previously exempted "Mod I V " i g n i t i o n device (exempted by Executive Order D-1-4, May 30, 1975). This modified version w i l l be offered for i n s t a l l a t i o n on the previously omitted Vol kswagen and Honda models. Contigni tron intends t o market t h i s device f o r 1974 and older model-year Vol kswagen and Honda models equipped w i t h a standard 12 v o l t negative ground Kettering i g n i t i o n system. A copy of the application i s included i n Appendix I. II. Devi ce Descri p t ion and Function The "Mod 4-V" i s essentially the same as the "Mod I V " w i t h some minor i n t e r n a l c i r c u i t r y changes. Please see the May 19, 1975 S t a f f Report "Eva1uation o f Contigni t r o n Company's 'Equalizer Model 4 (MOD I V ) ' I g n i t i o n Device f o r Exemption from the Provisions o f Section 27156 o f the Vehicle Code" f o r f u r t h e r details.

"Equal i z e r Mod 4-V" I g n i t i o n Device J u l y 29, 1975 111. Device Evaluation A. Contigni t r o n Company's Data The applicant submi t t e d the revised c i r c u i t f o r the "Mod 4-V" and a spark timing curve f o r an unspecified Volkswagon d i s - t r i b u t o r both w i t h and without the "Mod 4-V" i n s t a l l e d . This advance curve i s shown in Appendix I. B. ARB Data Tests were performed on an i g n i t i o n simulator comparing t h e performance o f the "Mod 4-V" device on two representative OEM i g n i t i o n systems. The two selected systems were: 1) 1975 Honda, s i n g l e p o i n t , d i s t r i b u t o r P/N 30100 657-7710. 2) 1973 Bosch (VW), s i n g l e p o i n t , d i s t r i b u t o r P/N 043905205C. Table I compares the c e n t r i f u g a l advance c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f the above OEM systems and t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s obtained w i t h the "Mod 4-V" device i n s t a l l e d i n these systems. A t distributor speeds o f 300 RPM and lower, the system i n p u t voltage was reduced t o 6 VDC t o simulate s t a r t i n g conditions. These data i n d i c a t e t h a t the device produces spark t i m i n g t h a t i s w i t h i n acceptable variations from the OEM specifications .

"Equal i z e r Mod 4-V" I g n i t i o n Device J u l y 29, 1975 The evaluation o f the "Mod 4-V" device included measurements made o f the e l e c t r i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e i g n i t i o n systems considered c r i t i c a l t o emission c o n t r o l during t h e o p e r a t i on of the vehicle. The methodology used f o r these t e s t s was t o determine the maximum spark gap s e t t i n g f o r continuous a r c i ng o f the OEM system a t a d i s t r i b u t o r speed simulating high c r u i s e conditions. A t t h i s s e t t i n g , measurements o f t h e OEM sys tum e l e c t r i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s were made. The device was then i n s t a l l e d i n the system and t h e sparking c a p a b i l i t y o f the device was observed using the predetermined gap s e t t i n g and corresponding d i s t r i b u t o r speed. I f t h e sparking capabi 1ity i s considered equivalent t o t h a t o f the OEM system, t h e device's e l e c t r i c a l character4 s ti cs were measured. Inconsistent o r an absence o f sparking c a p a b i l i t y a t the predetermined gap s e t t i n g s i s unacceptable. Table I 1 shows a comparison o f the e l e c t r i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f each type o f i g n i t i o n system. From these t e s t s , t h e data i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e device produced an increase i n c o i 1 primary current. This may be the r e s u l t o f t h e method t h e a p p l i c a n t i s using t o increase dwell time. However, o t h e r r e l a t e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s were n o t a f f e c t e d by t h i s apparent increase i n c o i l current. I n a l l o f the tests, no adverse e f f e c t s were noted w i t h the device.

"Equalizer Mod 4-V" Ignf t f on Devf ce J u l y 29, 1975 IV. Device Limitations The "Mod I V " device cannot be i n s t a l l e d i n the following vehicles: 1. Vehf cles without a centrifugal advance. 2. Vehicles with posf ti ve ground o r 6 vol t sys tems. 3. Vehicles wf t h capacitive discharge o r t r a n s i s t o r i zed f gni t f on sys tems f ncl udi ng breaker1ess types. 4. Vehicles w i t h s p e c f a l f g n i t f o n c o i l s . . V, Conclusions and Recommendations I The s t a f f f s o f the opinion t h a t the "Mod 4-V" devf ce w i l l n o t a f f e c t the performance and operation o f emission control systems. There- fore, the s t a f f recommends t h a t Conti gni t r o n Company be granted an exemption f o r the prohibitions o f Section 27156 f o r i t s "Mod 4-V" i g n i t i o n device on 1974 and older model -year vehicles except as noted i n Section 1V.

Table I Centrifugal Advance Data-Di s tri butor Degrees Distributor - Honda k s ~ a g e ce ;~~~ S peed-RPM Basel ine Device Base1 ne *Sys tern input vol tage - 6 VDC. A l l other speeds - 14 VDC.

Electrical Characteristics - Honda . Device * Base1ine Vol kswagen Device Engine Speed (RPM) Supply Vol tage (Vdc ) Coi 1 Primary Voltage ( Vdc 1 Coi 1 Primary Current (Amp* Secondary Avai 1able Voltage (KV) Secondary Required Voltage (KV) Secondary Voltage Risetime (Usec) Spark Duration (Usec) Avg. Spark Voltage (V) Av Spark Current 7~amP Spark Energy (Mjoules) Maximum Spark Gap Setting (in)

APPENDIX I CONTROLLED IGNITION ELECTRONICS 7625-24 E. Hosecrnns A.w. Paramount, Ca. 90723 Tel. (213) 861-4940 633-5085 TIMING ADVANCE M r . Gay Haas . .. S t n t e of Cnllfornin A 1 I. l(onourc:ua Ilvnrd 9528 ~ e . f s s t a rAve. E l Monte, C a l i f . 91731 Re: A p p l i c a t i o n f o r Exemption of t h e Equalizer M0d.m Dear Mr. Haas : On May 2 1 w e had a meeting a t your A i r Resources Board L a b o r a t o r i e s w i t h M r . Richard Kenney and M r . Robert Weis, t o d i s c u s s t h e e v a l u a t i o n of t h e Mod,IV as a p p i i e d t o V e h i c l e s from 1971 t h r u 1975. A f t e r a n a l y z i n g t h e s p a r k timing advance c u r v e s i n a Yolkswagon D i s t r i - b u t o r , i t was found an i n c r e a s e i n t i m i n g of zQ over b a s e l i n e , due t o t h e f a c t t h a t t h e s e D i s t r i b u t o r s have one of t h e l o b e s i n t h e camshaft w i t h 4' more advance t h a n t h e o t h e r s . I t a f f e c t s t h e E q u a l i z e r and r e s u l t s i n 2 * more advance t h a n t h e b a s e l i n e , It was decided because o f t h i s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c , t o summit t h e a p p l i c a t i o n except f o r t h e Volkswagon and Honda V e h i c l e s , which have t h i s t y p e of D i s t r i b u t o r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . T h e r e f o r e I w i l l b e s u b m i t t i n g an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a modified E q u a l i z e r Mod.TV w i t h no advance c h a r a c t e r i s t i c f o r t h e Volkswagon and Honda V e h i c l e s . I f you have any f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e d o n ' t h e s i t a t e t o c o n t a c t me, Sincerely yours, cc: William Simmons, Executive O f f i c e r Don Drashand Richard Kenney Bob Weis

APPENDIX I C O N T R O L L E D I G N I T I O N ELECTRONICS 7625-24 E. t3osecrans Ave. Paramount, Ca. 90723 Tel. (213) 861-4940 633-5085 - -. M r . Gay Haas S t a t e of C a l i f o r n i a A i r Resources Board 9528 T e r s t a r Ave. E l Monte, C a l i f o r n i a 91731 Dear M r . Haas : The C o n t i g n i t r o n Company w i t h t h i s l e t t e r of a p p l i c a t i o n , r e q u e s t s a n e v a l u a t i o n and a f i n d i n g by t h e A i r Resources Board, t h a t t h e E q u a l i z e r * Mod.4 V ( I V ) Y I g n i t i o n System, when i n s t a l l e d i n V e h i c l e s 1971 t h r u 1975 ( s p e c i f i c a l l y Volkswagons and Hondas) p e a r models do n o t r e d u c e t h e e f f e c - t i v e n e s s of any r e q u i r e d motor v e h i c l e p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l d e v i c e , and t h a t emissions a f t e r i n s t a l l a t i o n a r e a t l e v e l s , which comply w i t h e x i s t i n g S t a t e o r F e d e r a l r e g u l a t i o n s f o r t h e 1971 t h r u 1975 model v e h i c l e s , and t h e r e f o r e complies w i t h t h e requirements of s e c t i o n 27156 of t h e C a l i f o r n i a V e h i c l e Code, The E q u a l i z e r Mod,4 V i s i d e n t i c a l t o t h e E q u a l i z e r Mvd,TY e x c e p t f o r t h e advance r e g u l a t i o n which w i l l n g t adyance t h e 2 Q t h a t t h e Mod.IY ad- vances when i n s t a l l e d on Volkswagons and Honda Y e h i c l e s ,I I ' m s u b m i t t i n g t h r e e more samples f o r ' y o u r e v a l u a t i o n . I f you have any f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s , p l e a s e d o n ' t h e s i t a t e t o c o n t a c t me. Sincerely , cc: William Simons Don Drashand ' Ben L. Polo, Richard Kenney President Bob Weis

APPENDIX I VOLKSWAGON DISTRIBUTOR MOD. V RPM NORM DEVZ CE 700 0.o0 . 0. o0 1000 7.0' 6. 0° 2000 29. 0° 29. 0° 3000 35.2O 34.8' 4000 36.6' 36. lo ENGINE RPM


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