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Post by posereddie on Nov 6, 2006 7:25:39 GMT -5
Yo, fellow thumper enthusiasts! I rewired my bike to get rid of considerable clutter and excess wiring. When I put it back together I was shorting out somehow! I did some simple troubleshooting, disconnecting all the switches and lights to find the short, and it was in the coil connection. I could not believe it, 'cause it was fine yesterday!!!! Well, to make a long story short, the 6-pin CDI plug and the 6-pin rectifier plug were interchanged. They're the same plug! Simple mistake, how many of you guys have done this? Hahahhha!
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Post by sr5ooed on Nov 6, 2006 7:46:53 GMT -5
Yup, and burned out my CDI.
Ed
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Post by posereddie on Nov 6, 2006 19:31:31 GMT -5
Yo, ed! That's what fuses are for! My CDI is fine.
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Post by sr5ooed on Nov 7, 2006 7:56:34 GMT -5
Well, excuse me if my fuse didn't blow. I will have to have a talk with it.
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Post by wotavidone on Nov 7, 2006 17:46:28 GMT -5
Two rules of electricity were carefully explained to me by an old timer electronics specialist many years ago. 1) Every electronic device contains a small quantum of smoke. This smoke is vital to the operation of the electronic equipment. "Therefore son, he said, it is absolutely vital that you do not do anything that lets the smoke out, as once you let the smoke out of your electronics, they seldom work afterwards."  2) It is a rule of the electronics industry that fuses are vitally important. Therefore it is not uncommon for a manufacturer to design the equipment so that a $300 circuit board will burn out to protect a 30c fuse.  I thought he was joking, but life has thrown me enough electrical curve balls to make me think he was serious. Mick |
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Post by pablosrfivehundred on Mar 19, 2007 15:45:41 GMT -5
is it possible to run a new wire off the coil to the plug? mine has a crack in the rubber.
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Post by colinjay on Mar 19, 2007 16:40:20 GMT -5
Mick,
As some one who has spent 30years in the electrical/electronics trade, I can confirm that what you have said is absolutley true. I see electronic equipment regularly where the exspensive cct board as protected the fuse?
Pablo,
It is possible to replace the plug lead, it is just a difficult job to do correctly/well.
CJ
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Post by pablosrfivehundred on Mar 19, 2007 18:55:54 GMT -5
HMMMM.
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Post by sjef on Mar 20, 2007 4:58:57 GMT -5
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