Do you know more about electrics than a collie dog?
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:24 pm
Greetings bright sparks,
Ok so now it is my bike with an electrical problem
Pulled up on my Beta Alp 4.0, turned the key, lights went off, neutral light, indicators, etc, removed the key and the engine kept running. What
Slid the kill switch over and the engine stopped running.
Restarted the engine and all seemed well but part way across Houndkirk the engine spluttered and died, eventually restarted and died again, restarted and died yet again. Started to dismantle to look for a failed wire when a couple passed by with four dogs and non of them could find the fault, the spaniel asked if Richard had fixed his bike yet, but the collie said he thought it might be the ignition switch or CDI Put it all back together and with a bump start the engine fired up.
Rode home with full performance but again the engine would not switch off. Turn the key and all goes off but not the engine. Slide the isolator switch and the engine stops. So took the collie’s advice and stripped and cleaned both the ignition and starter switches but still the fault persists. Fiddled with the wiring to no avail but if I disconnect the white lead from the alternator the engine stops. This makes me think that the white lead from the alternator area, which produces 2.25V with the engine running, feeds the CDI unit which perhaps has a ‘trigger’ that is not internally disconnecting electronically
OK, so do any of you know more than the collie and does anybody have a used CDI unit spare for testing or for sale
Answers on a doggy bone please.
TTFN
Hugh.
Ok so now it is my bike with an electrical problem
Pulled up on my Beta Alp 4.0, turned the key, lights went off, neutral light, indicators, etc, removed the key and the engine kept running. What
Slid the kill switch over and the engine stopped running.
Restarted the engine and all seemed well but part way across Houndkirk the engine spluttered and died, eventually restarted and died again, restarted and died yet again. Started to dismantle to look for a failed wire when a couple passed by with four dogs and non of them could find the fault, the spaniel asked if Richard had fixed his bike yet, but the collie said he thought it might be the ignition switch or CDI Put it all back together and with a bump start the engine fired up.
Rode home with full performance but again the engine would not switch off. Turn the key and all goes off but not the engine. Slide the isolator switch and the engine stops. So took the collie’s advice and stripped and cleaned both the ignition and starter switches but still the fault persists. Fiddled with the wiring to no avail but if I disconnect the white lead from the alternator the engine stops. This makes me think that the white lead from the alternator area, which produces 2.25V with the engine running, feeds the CDI unit which perhaps has a ‘trigger’ that is not internally disconnecting electronically
OK, so do any of you know more than the collie and does anybody have a used CDI unit spare for testing or for sale
Answers on a doggy bone please.
TTFN
Hugh.