Is the Kill Switch on an outboard Yamaha?
This particular kill switch is from a Yamaha outboard. but they’re identical in principle on across all outboard brands.
Who is the sponsor of this Kill Switch video?
Today’s video is on lanyard kill switches and is proudly sponsored by MarineEngine.com. Today’s video is the first video that MarineEngine.com has sponsored so big thanks to those guys for getting on board and helping out with the channel.
Where to put the Kill Switch on a car?
He also suggests good areas for hiding the switch itself—his idea to place it on the underside of a car’s shifter boot is nothing short of brilliant. The rest of the process involves running some wire, adding a few connectors, and buttoning it all up for an inconspicuous appearance.
This particular kill switch is from a Yamaha outboard. but they’re identical in principle on across all outboard brands.
Why does the outboard kill switch know which spark plug to fire?
Because the flywheel is keyed on to the crankshaft that happens at a very specific point in the cycle so it knows which Piston is on the compression stroke which Piston is on its you know exhaust stroke etc. and it uses that information to know which spark plugs to fire.
What happens when you put a lanyard in a Kill Switch?
The system works that way if the lanyard is in, and what happens when you put the lanyard in is you’re taking a switch like this that currently has this white wire connected to the black wire and you’re pulling the screw away from it that’s what this little lanyard does it pulls that switch out and it disconnects those two wires for each other.
Why does my car kill switch not work?
Should this little conductive disc be so corroded that it’s not going to conduct electricity, then you’ll find that the kill switch won’t function properly and you won’t be able to switch the motor off.
How to troubleshoot a Yamaha yfm200 with no spark?
Place the black probe in the white and red terminal. The multimeter should display a 196 ohm reading, indicating that the ignition pickup coil is in operating condition. Replace the pickup coil in the left crankcase cover if the resistance reading is not 196 ohms.
Because the flywheel is keyed on to the crankshaft that happens at a very specific point in the cycle so it knows which Piston is on the compression stroke which Piston is on its you know exhaust stroke etc. and it uses that information to know which spark plugs to fire.
The system works that way if the lanyard is in, and what happens when you put the lanyard in is you’re taking a switch like this that currently has this white wire connected to the black wire and you’re pulling the screw away from it that’s what this little lanyard does it pulls that switch out and it disconnects those two wires for each other.