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CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« on: October 29, 2021, 01:01:47 PM »
Has anyone got a pair of working condensers  for a 500 k1 that they would like to sell? £25 ish for a pair on line.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2021, 01:33:40 PM »
Try buying genuine ones, i think they are £25 EACH. The conmplete points plate is still available fo about £100 which is less than buying points and condensers.
Carfull with aftermarket there have been a lotof reports on the US forum of Daichi ones only lasting 2 weeks
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2021, 03:12:15 PM »
Quote from: Popstar on October 29, 2021, 01:01:47 PM
Has anyone got a pair of working condensers  for a 500 k1 that they would like to sell? £25 ish for a pair on line.
What symptoms do you have? Connectors fit correctly? No shorting by the connectors to ground?
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2021, 05:24:50 PM »
Classic symptoms, they are throwing yellow sparks out like a welders torch and not a low key blue.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2021, 09:01:48 AM »
Check the surfaces of the points. Are they severely pitted? I ask this, because the symptons you describe, can also be caused by breakerpoints connectors not correctly mounted (intermittent contacting the plate) and even by breakerpoints parts that have been loosened too far apart, possibly resulting in a misaligned center isolator. Once happened to me. Below a pic that shows the order of the parts. The tiny isolator ring in the middle could be misaligned. My TEC breakerpoints have two of them, but I cannot claim all breakerpoints have two.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2021, 08:34:12 PM »
Actually you can make ones yourself by using parts from an electronic parts shop, better and a lot cheaper, that is: if you don't care much about original looks of what is hidden anyway.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2021, 10:54:26 PM »
Discussion on the US board recons its difficult to get ones to take the temperature that it gets to inside the coverwhen engine running hot
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2021, 09:43:43 AM »
Yes, this can play a role. Should have specified that those condensers from electronic parts shops, can be used up at the coils, provided they are aftermarket, like Dyna's which have screw connections - to make them generic - instead of the excellent shielded connectors the OEM TECs have.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2021, 10:12:32 AM »
This is what was inside the points cover of my USA 03/71 CB500K0. The points are off a G.M. car I think and the back plate is aftermarket to suit those points. I replaced everything  with proper Honda parts !

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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2021, 10:25:48 AM »
Sure looks impressive.  :D
Are those Maxi-Dwell breakerpoints? Haven't figured out what difference they could make. For our bikes, I mean.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2021, 10:30:21 AM »
Quote from: deltarider on October 31, 2021, 10:25:48 AM
Sure looks impressive.  :D
Are those Maxi-Dwell breakerpoints? Haven't figured out what difference they could make. For our bikes, I mean.

Wiring of the capacitors looks well dodgy to me  ;D ;D   Not sure what Maxi-Dwell points are ?

UPDATE :  This ?   http://www.xpipe.org/pdf/M-Dsalesinfo.pdf
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2021, 12:15:08 PM »
Yep, it's them. I know little about the product though. American 8 cylinders back then were quite short-winded as far as dwell ofcourse. But I have not studied the product.
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Re: CB500 K1 CONDENSERS
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2021, 02:10:28 PM »
They (points) came already fitted to the bike some I assumed they were standard points.
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