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Points or electronic ignition ?
Niko:
--- Quote from: Bodd on August 09, 2014, 12:01:06 AM ---I have been toying with the idea of changing to electronic ignition, I found the one David Silver sells a bit cheaper than he is charging for it and downloaded the fitting instructions which seem pretty straight forward, I'm not sure about using a rear brake light switch wire for it though, especially when the second to last instruction is "Check the rear brake light switch if it works" with no instruction telling you what to do if it doesn't. Has anyone got electronic ignition fitted and if so is it a lot better ? Are the points on these bikes always having to be adjusted as stated in the adverts for all the various electronic ignition kits I have seen ?
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Niko:
--- Quote from: Niko on April 12, 2017, 09:46:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: Bodd on August 09, 2014, 12:01:06 AM ---I have been toying with the idea of changing to electronic ignition, I found the one David Silver sells a bit cheaper than he is charging for it and downloaded the fitting instructions which seem pretty straight forward, I'm not sure about using a rear brake light switch wire for it though, especially when the second to last instruction is "Check the rear brake light switch if it works" with no instruction telling you what to do if it doesn't. Has anyone got electronic ignition fitted and if so is it a lot better ? Are the points on these bikes always having to be adjusted as stated in the adverts for all the various electronic ignition kits I have seen ?
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This is what I've received.....should there be a rotor...an aluminium bit in the centre or do I use something off the existing points set up.
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mike the bike:
There should be a bit in the centre containing a magnet which will trigger the electronic sensor to produce sparks. The advance/retard unit is kept. I would wire a 12V from the black/white on the coils, to run alongside the blue and yellow wires that go to the coil primary windings. It's a neater solution than connecting to the rear brake switch.
Seabeowner:
That's the one off ebay I was looking at. You can see the rotor parts in the DS listing:
https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/graphics/parts/03020300505P_1_large.jpg
Get on to the seller, probably difficult to get the missing bit separately.
For the record, I've been using a Piranha ignition optical system for 10 years, same as the Newtronic mentioned above. Came off a Guzzi V so took a bit of adapting, but usually carry a points plate that is marked up so I could fit at the roadside.
Chris400F:
That looks like a different circuit board to the ignition DS sells. Yours looks more like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB-500-550-Four-Accent-Elektronische-Zundung-Electronic-Ignition-System-/162469476847?hash=item25d3ef79ef
Probably basically the same system though. And you still need the missing rotor.
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