The magneto/stator generates AC power which is converted to DC at the rectifier/regulator. As far as I can tell, this test would be AC power because it's leads are coming directly off the pickup coil.

Jackie

 

[quote=AdirondackGal;2852003]I just went out to the garage and retested. I get OL @ the connector closest to the magneto/pickup coil

I hooked up the probes to the blk/yellow & green/white at the CDI.

* You are measuring on the harness side not the CDI side right? Cause there is another Black/yellow on the CDI side.

I don't understand how the coil could be open and still produce 4 volts???

Are you taking your ohm reading from the magneto side???

Attach your leads to the b/y g/w on the harness side of the CDI plug. With key off measure ohms. Then switch to volts and start engine.

What do you get?

 

Gold star for you!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[QUOTE=Kenm;2852101]Pleeeeeeze.... explain the "harness side" to me. (I just want to make sure we are both talking about the same thing. ) Then, armed with that information, I am going back out to do the tests again. Now, everything is to be connected for these tests, right? Nothing unhooked?

Thanks Ken!

Jackie

 

[quote=AdirondackGal;2852115]At the CDI connector, one side goes to the CDI, one goes somewhere else(harness).

Just do this test, yes everything connected:

Attach your leads to the Black/yellow and Green/white on the HARNESS side of the CDI plug. With key off measure ohms. Then switch to volts and start (or crank) engine.

I suggested earlier that you could put a lead in each side of the connector, this was to prevent a possible short. You can do this but you must be on the right colored wires ON THE HARNESS SIDE because they change colors at that connector.

 

[QUOTE=Kenm;2852122]Okay... the test results are the same:
key off: OL. Ohms
cranking: 4.29 AC Volts

I did the tests at the CDI harness side, and also at the first connector after the Magneto/pickup coil. Both tests came out the same.

What does this mean?????

 

[quote=AdirondackGal;2852134]Does your bike start now?

Are these the same wires that you read 14 volts on earlier?

 

[QUOTE=Kenm;2852135]No, the bike won't fire at all. It is turning over as normal, but no spark.

Yes, these are the same wires I tested this morning. They had 14 volts and the bike started.

 

[quote=AdirondackGal;2852139]And when you did this test:

"and also at the first connector after the Magneto/pickup coil"

you were on the side of the connector that entered the magneto?

 

[QUOTE=Kenm;2852145]
That is correct. How can that be?