Sonreir said:There are two black/yellows.
One goes to the coil and the other goes to the kill switch. I'm not sure how these are connector (or not connected) inside the CDI, so there may or may not be a difference between which is which.
Anyway... one of the black/yellows needs to go to the coil and the other needs to be ungrounded in order to get spark.
treitz said:Switched the black/yellows and still nothin. So what am I missing?
If the magneto is independent of the rest of the system, what tells the magneto when the ignition switch is on? The blue white from the rectifier right?
So I guess I should mention, I added an ignition switch in the main red circuit right after the fuse, before the tail lights and everything else. Probably worth mentioning.
Sonreir said:Nothing does. It's completely independent. If you're not getting spark and the yellow/black wire isn't grounded then there's something wrong with the magneto, CDI, coil, and/or associated wiring.
jesustripper said:Im struggling with a complete re-wire of a Honda CD 185 T. To begin with I'd like to get an extremely simple harness together to get the thing ticking over. Battery, points + coils. Can anybody help/point me in the right direction?
Sonreir said:1.) Ground strap from battery negative terminal to bare metal (engine mount is a popular choice).
2.) Battery positive terminal to an inline fuse (10A or 15A is good).
3.) Fuse to switch (at least 6A, 15A is better).
4.) Other terminal of switch to the ignition coils (black/white wire).
5.) Ignition coils to condensors and points.
Sonreir said:Barebones diagram for the Honda twins and singles. Only enough to get the bike running and keep it that way. No lights, signals, or gauges included. Though not pictured, I recommend a 5A fuse on the black wire leading to the coils.
Sonreir said:Barebones diagram for the Honda twins and singles. Only enough to get the bike running and keep it that way. No lights, signals, or gauges included. Though not pictured, I recommend a 5A fuse on the black wire leading to the coils.