Anyone with a votex have this problem, Bike wont fire and the CDI hums, Im replacing it, and will try to get this on fixed

 

One time only I heard my Vortex CDI buzzing when the DS was not running in garage. It never did that again.

 

I had a Ron Woods CDI burn up when I did not have a good ground on the bike. The battery was grounded to the sub frame, but the sub frame to the main frame had fresh paint which did not conduct.

Check your grounds!!!!

DuneDevil

 

Yeah the ground needed cleaning, the statrer starting working, but the CDI wasnt firing, is there a US testing place to send this CDI to see if they can fix it or send it back to the MFG in Australia. Stock one sucks azz! my have to woods back up or Big Gun back up

 

Let me tell you a little story ERB. I bought two new vortex's for my small bikes.While installing them my mechanic removed my ground strap and forgot to reinstall it.Being the best and smartest mechanic i have when it only clicked the solonoid for the starter he grabed a 800 amp battery charger AND YES HE HOOKED IT TO THE BIKE. He them hit the switch boom the cdi blew a hole the size of a dime in its side filling my shop with smoke sending my other mechanics fleeing for there lifes.needles to say the cdi was no good as you will find yours is but just on a smaller scale.Oh by the way KMS did the same thing to one on my big bike.GROUNDS ARE IMPORTANT.

 

OH SNAP!!! this is the 1st time hearing about this, what CDI do you run now??

 

I run vortex's i just bought new ones this will happen to any cdi if you loose ground.

 

Well dang buy another one? I wasnt tooo impressed with Vortex, used only setting #01, might try a woods CDI, or a Big Gun <--made different from Procom

 

The woods is great Never even tried the big gun if your not racing hard core the vortex might be a tad much.And by the way Russlle karting is the most knowledgeable people i have met on the vortex you might give them a call see if they can test it????? talk to JR.

 

Yeah I spoke with him before he goes way out of his way on customer service, I E mailed him, this is holding up my quad getting Dynoed, it was to be done today....stupid electrical chit [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]