cjdisaffected
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I am trying to learn a bit more about how coil, wire and plug choices are inter-related and how those relate to other ignition components. For the purposes of this discussion I am concerned about a CB350 (though I am sure others will be applicable).
I understand that the stock setup involves stock coils, solid copper wires, resistor plug caps, and NGK B8ES plugs.
Suppression-core wires are designed to cut down on RFI and protect other electrical components on an engine, essentially the same as the resistor caps found on our bikes, but are there other benefits or drawbacks to them? Conductivity? Spark size? etc.?
What happens if I switch suppression-core (graphite or similar) wires? Do I need to ditch the resistor caps? Does anything else need to change? Plugs? What will that affect?
When swapping from the stock coils to (for example) 5 ohm Dynateks, does this affect the above at all? i.e. Are the Dynas going to perform better with copper-core or suppression-core wires?
What about moving away from a conventional points ignition system to a "hall sensor" system like a Pamco or Charlies? Do the sensitive electronics of systems like those necessitate suppression-core wires or are they better served by gold old fashioned copper?
Thanks in advance!
I understand that the stock setup involves stock coils, solid copper wires, resistor plug caps, and NGK B8ES plugs.
Suppression-core wires are designed to cut down on RFI and protect other electrical components on an engine, essentially the same as the resistor caps found on our bikes, but are there other benefits or drawbacks to them? Conductivity? Spark size? etc.?
What happens if I switch suppression-core (graphite or similar) wires? Do I need to ditch the resistor caps? Does anything else need to change? Plugs? What will that affect?
When swapping from the stock coils to (for example) 5 ohm Dynateks, does this affect the above at all? i.e. Are the Dynas going to perform better with copper-core or suppression-core wires?
What about moving away from a conventional points ignition system to a "hall sensor" system like a Pamco or Charlies? Do the sensitive electronics of systems like those necessitate suppression-core wires or are they better served by gold old fashioned copper?
Thanks in advance!
