Difficult start
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Thanks Calum,
I'll get the switch sorted through the week and have it ready for next weeked to try again.
I spent about an hour trying to get a spark with that switch off the bike without even thinking that having it off was the same as having it not working. Feeling pretty thick right now.
@Uber_Beluga Not really
We've all been there. Live and learn.
Tobe fair, on my brothers DT, something was properly merssed up. You could only get a spark if you kicked the bike over, and turned the ignition on at the same time. I kid you not. Never got to the bottom of it.
Of course this was some time ago now.
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Thanks Calum,
I'll get the switch sorted through the week and have it ready for next weeked to try again.
I spent about an hour trying to get a spark with that switch off the bike without even thinking that having it off was the same as having it not working. Feeling pretty thick right now.
@Uber_Beluga
How many wires going up to the kill switch, usually only one and when the switch is closed it earth's out the low voltage side of the coil, so if it is disconnected and taped up it should not stop it from starting. -
4 wires, same connection as the starter button
From what I can tell, both the button and the switch produce infinate resistance when they're in their "off" position, but very little to no resistance when in the "on" position. The kill switch doesn't always go into the "on" posisiton so easy. (hence it's removal)
I don't think it's as you describe on my bike (06 RE), but hey, I could definately be wrong. I'm pretty lost with electronics.
-- '02 DT 125 r -- '06 DT125re(Stolen) --
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4 wires, same connection as the starter button
From what I can tell, both the button and the switch produce infinate resistance when they're in their "off" position, but very little to no resistance when in the "on" position. The kill switch doesn't always go into the "on" posisiton so easy. (hence it's removal)
I don't think it's as you describe on my bike (06 RE), but hey, I could definately be wrong. I'm pretty lost with electronics.
@Uber_Beluga Infinite resistance?
Surely just an on off switch would cause infinite resistance since it is very difficult for Electricity to bridge the gap.
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4 wires, same connection as the starter button
From what I can tell, both the button and the switch produce infinate resistance when they're in their "off" position, but very little to no resistance when in the "on" position. The kill switch doesn't always go into the "on" posisiton so easy. (hence it's removal)
I don't think it's as you describe on my bike (06 RE), but hey, I could definately be wrong. I'm pretty lost with electronics.
@Uber_Beluga
So if you have four wires - one will be an ign. Switched live to the starter switch. One will be the return wire to the starter solenoid.
Then the other two will be a feed up from the CDI and a return that either goes back to the CDI to make a circuit or maybe goes to earth as I mentioned before.
Just buzz the wires out with your meter to check what they do, but if you can get a good make/break across the switch then that's not you problem.
