MalkyB wrote:Hi Geoff, sadly I won’t know if the CDI is damaged as I still won’t be getting a spark any time soon...!
Can I ask why the kill switch wire goes to the ignition??? Is that to ground the system when you turn off the key rather than turn on power as I’d thought???
I could ask why these systems aren’t made idiot-proof but I guess I wasn’t available when Mr Suzuki was looking for one
Hi MalkyB,
In a nutshell, Yes. The PEI receives NO 12v power input. It is a self-generating ignition, like many race ignitions. If you were building a race bike you could strip all the 12v electrics and the bike will run fine. If you look at the ignition s/w on the circuit diagram you will see the Black/Yellow which comes from the PEI is grounded when the s/w is in the off position. Follow the Black/Yellow wire to the Kill s/w and you will see it also simply grounds the PEI.
Many thanks to everyone that helped....
I ordered a NOS rotor from Ebay (amazingly I ordered it Sunday and arrived today Tuesday). The magnets were so strong they almost tore my fingers off when I offered it up to the flywheel which made me hopeful....
Turned the rotor with the plugs out and resting on the heads - the shock of seeing the sparks was truly awesome!!!!!
All fixed!
By now I have the newest most reliable ignition on the bike since it was new with coils, plugs, CDI, exciter coil and ROTOR!!!!
HOORAY!!!!
