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Thumper · 02-03-2023, 04:14 PM

If you want to buy a fixed advance high performance or adjustable CDI box, you have to choose AC or DC. Which is it on the 5 speed Templar X ?

The power in wire on a DC CDI box gets 12V as soon as you turn on the ignition, whereas an AC type isn't powered until the engine is turning over so it gets AC power directly from the stator. Here is a picture of the CDI box on the Templar. The front wire in the photo (black/red) is the power wire. It does NOT get powered when you turn on the ignition. The other clue is that it is the narrower, smaller type of CDI box, which are typically AC type. Some AC CDIs are larger, but AC CDIs can be the smaller format, and this is.

NOTE: My 6speed Templar X has a DC CDI unit. This adjustable AC unit won't work on the 6 speed.

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TESTED-WORKS. The Naraku adjustable advance CDI worked in my Templar X

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NOTE: ADVANCE KEY VERSUS ELECTRONIC CDI ADVANCE??
Electronic advance is a standard used in high performance engines. It is plug and play, no wrenching, but there are other advantages, including no advance at idle (prevents kickback...easier starting).
Here is more information on this:
https://www.chinariders.net/showthre...light=ignition

02-03-2023, 04:14 PM	#9
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,243	CDI box is AC, not DC If you want to buy a fixed advance high performance or adjustable CDI box, you have to choose AC or DC. Which is it on the 5 speed Templar X ? The power in wire on a DC CDI box gets 12V as soon as you turn on the ignition, whereas an AC type isn't powered until the engine is turning over so it gets AC power directly from the stator. Here is a picture of the CDI box on the Templar. The front wire in the photo (black/red) is the power wire. It does NOT get powered when you turn on the ignition. The other clue is that it is the narrower, smaller type of CDI box, which are typically AC type. Some AC CDIs are larger, but AC CDIs can be the smaller format, and this is. NOTE: My 6speed Templar X has a DC CDI unit. This adjustable AC unit won't work on the 6 speed. TESTED-WORKS. The Naraku adjustable advance CDI worked in my Templar X NOTE: ADVANCE KEY VERSUS ELECTRONIC CDI ADVANCE?? Electronic advance is a standard used in high performance engines. It is plug and play, no wrenching, but there are other advantages, including no advance at idle (prevents kickback...easier starting). Here is more information on this: https://www.chinariders.net/showthre...light=ignition Last edited by Thumper; 06-25-2023 at 02:56 PM.
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