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SECTION M B
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2.
H a v i n g made c e r t a i n t a g s a r e i n l o c k i n g p o s i t i o n , p u s h ,each p i n i n
t h e c o r r e c t t u n n e l o f t h e new c o n n e c t o r b l o c k u n t i l t h e t a g c l i c k s
i n t o p o s i t i o n .
The c o n n e c t o r i s numbered a s i l l u s t r a t i o n
w
= I
Blue
a
NOTE: On no a c c o u n t m u s t Mk 17 power m o d u l e s be c o n n e c t e d w i t h Mk 16
o p t i c a l s w i t c h e s . A l s o , Mk 16 m o d u l e s m u s t n o t be c o n n e c t e d
t o M k 17 o p t i c a l s w i t c h e s w i t h o u t u s e o f a d a p t o r A083M6305F.
TESTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR "LUMENITION"
MK 16
AND
MK 17 IGNITION SYSTEMS
A l l t e s t s a r e c a r r i e d o u t w i t h i g n i t i o n s w i t c h e d on a n d c e n t r e HT l e a d
removed f r o m t h e d i s t r i b u t o r a n d h e l d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6 . 5
mm
( 1 1 4 i n c h )
f r o m a n e a r t h p o i n t s u c h a s t h e e n g i n e , b u t away from t h e c a r b u r e t t o r s
r e g i o n .
CAUTION: H T c a n be d a n g e r o u s a n d c a n jump 2 5
mm
( 1 i n c h ) . Leads s h o u l d
be h a n d l e d c a r e f u l l y .
1.
To t e s t t h e c o m p l e t e s y s t e m
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W i t h t h e d i s t r i b u t o r c a p removed a n d o u t o f s t r o n g s u n l i g h t , p a s s
a p i e c e o f o p a q u e m a t e r i a l , s u c h a s a p i e c e o f b l a c k c a r d
b e t w e e n t h e l e n s e s o f t h e o p t i c a l s w i t c h
-
t h i s s h o u l d p r o d u c e
a s p a r k from t h e H T l e a d t o e a r t h .
2.
To test
power m o d u l e ( a n d c o i l )
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a ) . Unplug 3-way c o n n e c t o r l e a d i n g t o t h e d i s t r i b u t o r .
b ) . C o n n e c t ( b y means of a s m a l l p i e c e o f w i r e )
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On M k
16 t h e b l u e t o t h e r e d
On M k 17 t h e b l u e t o t h e b l a c k
I
DEC
1986