Condenser used with Holley gold box?

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hooptytank

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Hello, been lurking in the tech forums a while, had most questions answered already, but one I can't find an answer to.

On a 75 Scout II, Holley 1530 electronic diz/gold box setup, should the coil have a condenser/capacitor attached to the positive (+) terminal? Looking in the s/m no diagram shows a condenser with the electronic ign circuit. Coil primary resistance is about 1.7 ohms. I'm thinking its a po screw up.

It bolts onto the coil bracket, and looks factory, but it is possible that the coil and bracket assy is a boneyard replacement off a points equipped system, and the condenser was never removed. Further the condenser is always on the (-) side in a points system. It runs unaffected with it connected or disconnected.

I'd like a definitive answer before running it without. I'm just scared to fry the gold box as I understand they have a tendency to quit.

Thanks in advance
 
hooptytank said:
hello, been lurking in the tech forums a while, had most questions answered already, but one I can't find an answer to.

On a 75 Scout II, Holley 1530 electronic diz/gold box setup, should the coil have a condenser/capacitor attached to the positive (+) terminal? Looking in the s/m no diagram shows a condenser with the electronic ign circuit. Coil primary resistance is about 1.7 ohms. I'm thinking its a po screw up.

It bolts onto the coil bracket, and looks factory, but it is possible that the coil and bracket assy is a boneyard replacement off a points equipped system, and the condenser was never removed. Further the condenser is always on the (-) side in a points system. It runs unaffected with it connected or disconnected.

I'd like a definitive answer before running it without. I'm just scared to fry the gold box as I understand they have a tendency to quit.

Thanks in advance
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The condenser/capacitor attached to the coil bracket has nothing at all to do with the operation of any ignition system. It serves only as an rfi (interference) suppressor for the radio system mounted.

If...in a very unusual situation, that capacitor develops a short to ground (very unusual but possible), it would create a non-start condition however.

Remove and toss!
 
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