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1980 GS 450 L
Electronic Ingnition
I had little to no spark in one of my cylinders.(the other WAS running fine) After going through tons of electrical research I have determined generator is ok but I need a rectifier, no suprise!. BUT...when running test with a charger attached (12.8 -13.3 v) I still have weak spark. I followed the steps in my Clymer manual and verified the signal generator ohmed out ok (65 ohms each side), but thats all I know how to do with it...ohm it out. Should I do more?
Coils ohmed out ok...4 ohms on primary and 22,000 on secondary. Consistent numbers on both coils.
The book walked me through giving the ignition control a fake signal from the generator. I was careful to verify polarity when applying the fake signal. I got a single spark from both plugs repeatedly as I applied the meter's signal. That is all the book said about testing the ignition controller.
So I plug the signal generator back in and went to start the bike but now theres NO spark at ALL and I have the charger connected with 12.9 - 13.3 volts verified! ARRGGHH!!! :-x
I ran through the fake signal steps again to see if I screwed up the ignition control, but I still get spark on both plugs when I send the fake signal. I checked and triple checked everything hooked up correctly. From stator to rectifier to signal generator to ignition control. Anything I touched I checked.
I don't know what the next step should be and I thought about crying over the situation, but the 5 year old neighbor was there. Help? :?
1980 GS 450 L
Electronic Ingnition
I had little to no spark in one of my cylinders.(the other WAS running fine) After going through tons of electrical research I have determined generator is ok but I need a rectifier, no suprise!. BUT...when running test with a charger attached (12.8 -13.3 v) I still have weak spark. I followed the steps in my Clymer manual and verified the signal generator ohmed out ok (65 ohms each side), but thats all I know how to do with it...ohm it out. Should I do more?
Coils ohmed out ok...4 ohms on primary and 22,000 on secondary. Consistent numbers on both coils.
The book walked me through giving the ignition control a fake signal from the generator. I was careful to verify polarity when applying the fake signal. I got a single spark from both plugs repeatedly as I applied the meter's signal. That is all the book said about testing the ignition controller.
So I plug the signal generator back in and went to start the bike but now theres NO spark at ALL and I have the charger connected with 12.9 - 13.3 volts verified! ARRGGHH!!! :-x
I ran through the fake signal steps again to see if I screwed up the ignition control, but I still get spark on both plugs when I send the fake signal. I checked and triple checked everything hooked up correctly. From stator to rectifier to signal generator to ignition control. Anything I touched I checked.
I don't know what the next step should be and I thought about crying over the situation, but the 5 year old neighbor was there. Help? :?
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