HOW TO CHANGE FROM A BALLAST COIL SYSTEM TO A STRAIGHT 12V COIL using the original 45D DISTRIBUTOR

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Stage 1 ;

IGNITION SETUP WITH BALLAST COIL AND STANDARD 45D DISTRIBUTOR BEFORE MODIFICATION .

{ 1A } Remove the wire coming from the distributor at the NEGATIVE { - } side of the coil { Marked { A } on above drawing } and keep it handy to re- attach to new coil .

{1B }

Remove the wires going to the POSITIVE { + } side of the coil { Marked { B } on above drawing } and tape/blank them up so that the live ends cannot touch anything .

Now tie them up out of the way .

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Stage 2 ;

Remove coil and replace with a straight 12v coil .

I would recommend using the performance coil ;

https://sites.google.com/site/fifersrelianthintstips/coils/high-performance-straight-12-volt-coil

The following link will give a list of part numbers for the standard coils but my preference is the performance coil above ;

https://sites.google.com/site/fifers...t-12-volt-coil

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Stage 3 ;

Make a new feed wire with a SINGLE FEMALE on one end , which will attach to the POSITIVE { + } side of the coil , and a PIGGYBACK CONNECTOR * on the other side of the wire which will attach to the Fusebox .

NEW IGNITION POWER FEED WIRE with a PIGGYBACK CONNECTOR at one end to connect to any of the WHITE WIRES on the BOTTOM OF THE FUSEBOX FUSEBOX and a SINGLE FEMALE SPADE CONNECTOR at the other end to connect to the COIL POSITIVE TERMINAL { +} .

{* A PIGGYBACK CONNECTOR is just a name for a connector to which you can attach another wire . This means that you can supply/receive power to 2 wires from the one terminal }

Piggyback connectors are available from many companies including ;

Vehicle Wiring Products Ltd.

9 Buxton court,

Manners industrial estate,

Ilkeston,

Derbyshire,

DE7 8EF.

UNITED KINGDOM.

Telephone: 0115 9305454 Fax: 0115 9440101

E-mail: Sales@vehicleproducts.co.uk

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/

The connectors are shown on the Non Insulated Terminals page at the following May 2013 link ;

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/section.php/72/1/non-insulated-terminals

The following is the extract from the May 2013 link above ;

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http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/product.php/445/piggyback-connector

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Alternatively you can use Stationary Blades on the fusebox as per ;

SBC 2 into 1 terminals

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/product.php/449/stationary-blade-2-into-1

or SBD 3 into 1 terminals

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/product.php/450/stationary-blade-3-into-1

If using stationary blades then you just put a single female spade on each end of the new wire instead of the piggyback shown in the photo above

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Stage 4 ;

At the bottom of the fusebox REMOVE the WHITE WIRE where the Yellow line is touching at POSITION 1

Attach the piggyback end of your new wire to the terminal where the white wire was .

Click on photo to enlarge

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Stage 5 ;

Now attach the original WHITE WIRE to the piggyback connector you have just connected to the fusebox .

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Stage 6 ;

Attach the SINGLE FEMALE end of your new wire to the POSITIVE { + } side of the coil

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Stage 7 ;

Re-attach the original wire coming from the distributor to the NEGATIVE { - } side of the coil

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Stage 8 ;

MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO POWER TO THE COIL WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF

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Stage 9 ;

Make a copy of your new wire and carry it as a spare .

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WIRING DIAGRAM FOR NEW STRAIGHT 12 VOLT COIL AND STANDARD POINTS DISTRIBUTOR .

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You have now bypassed the ballast system and you now know that the power is coming direct from the battery via the ignition switch .

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NOTE ;

If you wish to return to the original ballast setup it is very simple .

Since everything is visible and easily got at , it is just a case of ;

{ 1 } Removing the new wire ;

{ 2 } Reconnecting the original white power wire to the fusebox ;

{ 3 } Disconnecting the new wire from the distributor at the negative { -} side of the coil ;

{ 4 } Replacing the standard 12v coil with a ballast coil ;

{ 5 } Removing the tape from the original power wires from the harness

{ 6 } Reconnecting from the original power wires from the harness to the Positive { + } side of the ballast coil ;

{ 7 } Reconnecting the original wire from the distributor at the negative { -} side of the coil .

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