What do you need to know about magneto coil testing?
Most common components to check in the ignition, refer to your service manual for more detail and proper procedures. Kill Switch: be sure it is not ground out the ignition, disconnect for testing.
What to do if your CDI ignition is trouble shooting?
Trouble shooting hints. Caution ,if testing for spark ALLWAYS have a plug connected with the shell grounded,never ever test with an open plug lead, you may destroy the ignition coil. 1) Disconnect leads going to kill switch (shorting mode hookup!) and try starting engine (Figure out how to stop it in case it runs).
How does the ignition coil work in a CDI?
In a CDI ignition system,a storage capacitor is charged to a high voltage (a few hundred volts) by the flywheel charging coil and, at the proper moment quickly discharged into the primary winding of the ignition coil,which is actually a stepup pulse-transformer. The secondary output is a short very high amplitude pulse which fires the spark plug.
What happens if I Disconnect my CDI?
2) The charge coil and trigger coil are fairly robust devices and not likely to fail,measure resistance to ground (disconnect from CDI),if shorted or open circuit,they are defective or leads bad.
2) The charge coil and trigger coil are fairly robust devices and not likely to fail,measure resistance to ground (disconnect from CDI),if shorted or open circuit,they are defective or leads bad.
How do you test a magneto coil on a bike?
Learn how to properly test your magneto, stator or pickup coils. This works for breaker point and CDI type ignition systems. The main tools you will need to do these tests are 1) The Service Manual for your particular bike 2) an inexpensive multi-meter to measure ohms of resistance. How does one go about diagnosing a “no spark” situation?
Trouble shooting hints. Caution ,if testing for spark ALLWAYS have a plug connected with the shell grounded,never ever test with an open plug lead, you may destroy the ignition coil. 1) Disconnect leads going to kill switch (shorting mode hookup!) and try starting engine (Figure out how to stop it in case it runs).
How does the pick up coil on a CDI work?
All these events take place every revolution. Both the pick up coil and the power coil have two wires connected to them, one side of each goes to ground (usually coded black),they may be grounded internally in the magneto or connected together and brought out as a single wire and grounded outside or connected to a ground connection on the CDI unit.