Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on May 21, 1979.
As of Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
70-441979 and older motorcycles Honda 750

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-54-10
  • Executive Order 54-10 / D54-10
  • ARB # D-54-10
  • Executive Order No: D-54-10
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-54-10
  • Resolution D-54-10
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-54-10 PDF

D-54-10 Document:

CARB_D-54-10

(Page 1 of 2) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE QORDER D—54—10 Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156 of the Vehictie Code PRESTOLITE ELECTRICAL DIVISION OF ELTRA CORPORATION "B.I.D." BREAKERLESS INDUCTIVE DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Boar& by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Sections 39515 and 39516 of the Heaith and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—5; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the "B.I.D." Electronic Ignition System manufactured and marketed by The Presolite Electrical Division, 511 Hamilton St. Toledo, Ohio 43694 has been found to not reduce the effectiveness of required motor vehicle pollution control devices and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on 1979 and older © model motorcycles equipped with conventional Kettering ignition system as specified below: Kit Number Motorcycle Model 70—44 Honda 750 70—45 Honda GL—1000 70—49 Kawasaki 900 and 1000* 70—50 Kawasaki 650 70—52 Kawasaki 900 and 1000 *Except those with 1003 advancer This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for this device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those listed by the vehicle manufacturer. Changes made.to the design or operating conditions of the device, as exempted by the Air Resources Board, that adversely affect the per— formance of a vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

PRESTOLITE ELECTRICAL DIVISION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER D—54—10 ELTRA CORPORATION "B.I.D." BREAKERLESS (Page 2 of 2) INDUCTIVE DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM Marketing of this device using an identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of this device for an application other than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board. This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect that the use of this device may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle manufacturer. THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESCURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF THE PRESTOLITE ELECTRICAL DIVISION‘S B.1.D." IGNITION SYSTEM. No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by Air Resources Board" may be made with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written communication. Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or mis— leading advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes violation pun1shab1e as a misdemeanor. Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provides as follows: "43644. (a) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise, or, except in an application to the state board for certification of a device, represent, any device as a motor vehicle pollution control device for use on any used motor vehicle unless that device has been certified by the state board. No person shall sell, offer for sale, advertise, or represent any motor vehicle poliution control device as a certified device which, in fact, is not a certified device. Any violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor." ' Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Order will be submitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems advisable. Executed at El Monte, California, this gxi //_ day of May, 1979. 2. Finm" 6. C. Hass, Chief Vehicle Emissions Control Division

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD STAFF REPORT May 14, 1979 Evaluation of the Prestolite Electrical Division‘s "B.I.W‘ Ignition System for Motorcycles in Accordance with Section 2222, Title 13 of the California Administrative Code Introduction Prestolite Electrical Division of Eltra Corporation, 511 Hamilton Street, Toledo, Ohio 43694 has filed an application for an exemp— tion from the prohibitions of the California Vehicle Code Section 27156 for its "B.I.D." electronic ignition kits for motdrcyc]es. Since motorcycles manufactured after January 1, 1978 are required to meet exhaust emission standards, the evaluation of the kits in this report is limited to 1978 and 1979 model motorcycles only. Air Resources Board procedure, "Criteria For Aftermarket Ignition System Modifications", adopted on November 4, 1977, has been used to evaluate the kits. IT. System Description and Function The purpose of this aftermarket retrofit kit is to convert a conventional. "Kettering" motorcycle ignition system to an electronic breakerless inductive discharge (B.I.D.) ignition system. The result is that the primary circuit is maintenance free after the

Evaluation of the Prestolite Electrical Division‘s "B.1.D." Ignition System for Motorcycles in Accordance with Section 2222, Title 13 of the California Administrative Code May 14, 1979 kit installation. Periodic point and condenser replacement would not be necessary. The system utilizes a resonant magnetic pick—up coil and a metallic plate "toothed" trigger wheel (reluctor) which is mounted concentric to the distributor shaft. The reluctor reduces the magnetic field strength in the pick—up intermittently when each tooth passess the coil. This is detected by a demodu— lator circuit. The output of the demodulator is then amplified to turn a power transistor on and off which interrupts the coil primary current flow, inducing a high voltage in the secondary coil. The vehicle application forcthe kits is as follows for 1979 and older mode] motorcycles. Kit Number Motorcycle Model 70—44 Honda 750 70—45 KHonda GL—1000 70—49 Kawasaki 900 and 1000* 70—50 Kawasaki 650 70—52 Kawasaki 900 and 1000 *Except those with 1003 advancer III. System Evaluation The applicant submitted bench test data for the above kits. A summary of the test results are given in the attached tables.

Evaluation of the Prestolite Electrical Diviston‘s "B.1.D." Ignition System for Motorcycles in Accordance with Section 2222, Title 13 of the California Administrative Code May 14, 1979 IV. Discussion The applicant did not submit test data for kits numbered 70—49 and 70—52. According to the applicant these kits have the same electronic configurations as kit 70—50. The only difference is the trigger wheels. It was therefore unnecessary to repeat the tests. The variability of the test data between the baseline and the device did not exceed permissible lTimits. The only exception was a 2.6° retard at 1100 RPM for kit No. 70—44.. Based on previous experience, these variations should not effect emissions and therefore no CVS dynamometer tests are needed. Applicant‘s Claims The applicant makes the following four benefit claims for the ignition kits: 1. Saves fuel because the bike is always tuned—up. 2. Saves maintenance because Prestolite‘s Electronic Ignition is composed of maintenance—free components. 3. Saves space because the electronic components are custom— engineered to replace existing parts. 4. Saves money because they‘ll never need an ignition tune—up again.

Evaluation of the Prestolite Electrical Division‘s "B.1.D." Ignition System for Motorcycles in Accordance with Section 2222, Title 13 of the California Administrative Code May 14, 1979 The staff is of the opinion that the above claims are not in violation of Y.C. Code 27156 or Business and Profession Code 17500. The applicant submitted a label which fits around the wiring jacket and appears to be satisfactory. VI. Conclusion and Recommendation Based on the test data and other information submitted by the applicant, the staff is of the opinfon that the Prestolite "B.I.D." Ignition System for motorcycles should have no adverse effects on emissions. The staff, therefore, recommendeds approval of Executive ‘Order D—54—10.

TABLE 1 Test data for B.1.0. Ignition System Kit Number: 70—45 Vehicle Application: Honda 1000 C.C. T PM Operating/Design Variable — DISTRIBUTOR R 300 1200 2500 S—NO Description Evaluation 1 3 Criteria BBaselTing Device Change Pase]in% Device g ChangeiBaselin Device| Change 1 Spark timing: 2° Max. from 2.0° Max. at 500, 700, 800 and 900 RPM. retard baseline 2 Spark timing: No advance NONE advance from baselindg 3 Secondary available 10% from 16 15 -6.7%i 11.5 11.0 ~4.5% 13.0§ 12.5% ~3.8% voltage in KY baseline i { } 4 Spark energy in 20% from 24.5 28.5 +]6.3%§ 14.5 16.5 1+13.8% 13.8 16.5{ +19.6% m. joules baseTine ) 2 { 5 Spark duration 100 micro 1600 1500 —— {1100 1000 — t 1100 1100 | ~ time in micro sec. seconds min { i 6 Volitage rise time 10 micro 35 80 ~— % 35 70 =— 35 75 3 ~— in micro sec. | | | |

TABLE II Test Data for B.1.D. Ignition System Kit Number: 70—50 Vehicle Application: Kawasaki 650 C.C. y nnnnrrmmnnntnemrmnainmmmroomemiicaneimmm ennmenmmnmmey DISTRIBUTOR RPM _________ Operating/Design Vartable { Te "] 300 1000 2500 2o Evaluation [ 1 ; [ S—NO Description Criteria Baseline Device }Change ?ase]ine Device ;Change %asefinfl MDfigyj_»cfie‘;wa‘rlaflgSw j . 1 Spark timing: 2° Max. from 1.5° Max. retardation at 1500 RPM retard i baseTine 2 Spark timing: No advance NONE advance from base— , Tine | | | | i f ! 3 Secondary available t10%. from io 14.0 13.0 —7.1% 16 16 | 0% 19 1 18 { -5.2%3 i Voltage in KV baseline | i { | | | 4 [Spark energy _ 20% from 8.8 9.3 +5.7% 12.5} 14.8 } +18.4% ]3.443 16.1 | +19.8% i in m. Joules baseline | z 5 Spark duration 100 micro 500 600 — sso soo 1| — zoo It100 [O. time in micro sec. seconds min I | | t 6 t 5 i Voltage rise time 10 micro 40 65 — 45 650 0| — ao f so 1 — 0| | in micro sec. seconds min, | | | | : 1 } ; f |1 f | o( U f : 1 t + | | j | i Ii | { [ E | { | { i | 2l | ‘ '

TABLE III Test Data for B.1.D. Ignition System Kit Number: 70—44 Vehicle Application: Honda 750 r——— ; y . honnmnnmmmnt n rrpmmnneminmene mimmmanemmcmmennmunes h—— | DISTRIBUTOR RPM | Operating/Design Variable 7 — —p— ~— = f © 300 i 1000 1 2500 i 1 | I i & & | i S—NO f Description crip Evaluation Crig:ria | Devicel Change |Baseline! Device . pase]ine{ iChange I?ase]1ne\Dev1ce . . | f Change | _ an hvncinmnmmmmcc hn vclcn is 4 ‘ 3 i 1 | Spark timing: 2° Max. fromi 2.6° at 1100 RPM ; g retard baseline { 1 ; 2 i Spark timing: No advance NONE i advance from base~ 1 {i line t . : \ \ [ 3 ‘Secondary available 10% from i 16 16 — 20 22 +10% 25 26 | +8.3 ; voltage in KV baseline | % i 4 ;Spark energy in 20% from 22.6 23.4 4+3.5% 22.8 26.9 +18.0%| 24.9 26 i +4 .4 i : m. joules baseline | i; } 1 I 5 iSpark duration 100 micro % 600 1300 — 1100 1150 — 1300 1300 | — 1 i time in micro sec. seconds min 6 (Voltage rise time 10 micro 60 75 — s0 75 — 60 75 | — ‘ in micro sec. seconds min} [ ; 1| t | i: i | | j % i |


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