Condenser question

[unclepunchy]

Hi Folks,

73 Duster, 4 speed. I am taking apart my dash cluster to clean, etc and forgot where the condenser plug/spade plugs into? Also, if a guy doesn’t have or use a radio, do I even need this?

 

[67Dart273]

I'm gonna say "probably" need it radio or not, because it may prolong the points life and provide some filtration. However I WOULD NOT use an OEM pulser IVR. l would pony up for an RTE or similar. I have not checked lately, don't know what is on the market

 

[unclepunchy]

Thanks 67, but where does that tab go? Under the middle of the IVR I have?

 

[67Dart273]

Can't you see the photo? Pull the IVR, stick the tab in the near socket terminal, and shove the IVR back in on top of it

 

[S'cuder]

Yes, I'm pretty sure it goes in the middle slot, and just put the IVR on top. That's how it works on B-Bodies. But do yourself a favor. With everything all apart, replace the electro-mechanical limiter with a solid state one. Buy or make your own. You only have to fry your gauges once to wish you had. You can ditch the capacitor then, too.

 

[S'cuder]

Can't you see the photo? Pull the IVR, stick the tab in the near socket terminal, and shove the IVR back in on top of it

Treed me while I was in the basement taking pictures!

 

[RedFish]

That is a noise suppression capacitor so yes it goes in the center female slot where 12 volts enters. Its purpose is to prevent a pop noise in radio speaker when mechanical limiters contacts open and close. many models have a similar noise suppression cap' somewhere in the ignition system.
You could plug a solid state regulator in the limiters slots (like RTE4 for example) and no longer need the noise suppression but at the same time you'll have a less tight fit there due to the lack of second male tang in that female connector of the circuit board.

 

[67Dart273]

Also, every once in awhile those caps go bad. Leaky is what it's called the most common failure, but they do SHORT and if/ when, they can burn up a PC board trace. Once again, the answer is a solid state replacement IVR