Grounded kill wire from CDI and got a spark...wtf?

makenzie71 · 05-17-2011, 04:23 PM

Following this topic.

What a twist in the plot!

Today I check everything and I have continuity and ohms and everything where it's all supposed to be all the way up to the CDI (that part unchanged).

However, I shorted the hell out of my myself while moving the CDI and cranking and then I have spark. It went away after some moving around of bits and pieces.

I played a bit more with the cdi. I have the kill switch wire just dangling, but I'm pretty sure that's what go me...so I ground it while cranking. No spark. I release the kill switch wire, while still cranking, and get a spark. One spark as the ground is broken. I do it again, same result. Again, same result. After a couple times doing this the coil just starts blasting away.

What does that mean?

05-17-2011, 04:23 PM	#1
makenzie71 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 412	Grounded kill wire from CDI and got a spark...wtf? Following this topic. What a twist in the plot! Today I check everything and I have continuity and ohms and everything where it's all supposed to be all the way up to the CDI (that part unchanged). However, I shorted the hell out of my myself while moving the CDI and cranking and then I have spark. It went away after some moving around of bits and pieces. I played a bit more with the cdi. I have the kill switch wire just dangling, but I'm pretty sure that's what go me...so I ground it while cranking. No spark. I release the kill switch wire, while still cranking, and get a spark. One spark as the ground is broken. I do it again, same result. Again, same result. After a couple times doing this the coil just starts blasting away. What does that mean?
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