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CB550F ELECTRONIC IGNITION
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
My issue is with the moulded in plug leads - never found modern plug leads that last more 10 years.
One mishap with dropping a hot lead on a hot front pipe or chaffing against bodywork/engine then its either a new coil with leads or a complicated repair as per Ash's write up in Aladdins Cave.
Fair point Bryan about low mileage/use bikes that are set up correctly not needing electronic Ignition.
Oddjob:
No chance if melting a lead on a pipe if you reverse mount the coils, I’ve been saying this for years, they are far better with the leads facing back not forward
SteveW:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 01, 2023, 06:16:04 PM ---I agree with your comments I just think that Honda should have made HT leads that plug into the coil rather than moulding them into the coil.
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My 1980 CB650 still has the original coils and the HT leads plug into the coils. I’m pretty sure they are the same spacing as my 1974 550 to fit to the frame.
Bryanj:
650 has different ohm coils as it aint points
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 01, 2023, 09:03:25 PM ---No chance if melting a lead on a pipe if you reverse mount the coils, I’ve been saying this for years, they are far better with the leads facing back not forward
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I tried to mount the coils backwards on my 500 - they would not fit in the frame gap without catching the frame at the back - not sure if there is more than one type of coil mounting design - it was nothing like the 400 type - could this be due to it being a KO frame that had an earlier design of coil mounting bracket / frame bolt holes?
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