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Electrical Troubleshooting
Ignition Troubleshooting Using
CD
Ignition Tester
PN
T56019
-2
01
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
T
he
Kawasa
ki
I
gnition
Tester
PI
N
T56019-201
is
an
electrical energy measuring device capab
le
of
measuring
the peak energy
output
of the
CD
I
igniter
, magneto exciter, and pulser coils.
Ignit
ion energy output pulses occur at a speed of
microsecond
duration
and
cannot
be
accurately
measured by a
vo
ltmeter. The
Ka
wa
sa
ki Ignition
Tester PI N
T56019
-
201
is
so
lid s
tat
e
construct
ion
capable of measuring energy peaks of less
than
one
microsecond in
duration
.
The
Kawasaki Ignition Tester PI N
T56019-201
perfo
rms
as
a comparator.
Th
e energy output
values for all
CDI
Ignition
components
were
de-
rived from tests cond ucted by Kawasaki. Using
this
teste
r,
it can
be
determined
if
each igni
tion
com-
ponent
is
funct
ioning properly. The test results can
be compared
with
the standard values given.
Tester
Controls and Accessori
es
1.
High-Low
Range
Switch
The tester has
two
input
ranges selected by a
toggle
sw
itch. The
Low
range is sensiti
ve
to AC
or
DC
voltages from
0.5
to
27
volts. The High
range is sensitive to AC or
DC
voltages
from
approximately
75
to
500
volts.
High
Scale Test:
a.
Plug the test
simulator
into a
115
VAC elec-
tric outlet for ten seconds.
b.
Place toggle
switch
of the tester in
the
High
position.
c. Remove the
si
mu
lator from
the
outlet,
and
connect the P and N
leads from
the
tester
to
the
simulator
as
indi
ca
ted on
th
e bottom of
th
e
simulator.
d.
Set the tester dial to
50
, or bel
ow
. Depress
the
button
on the
simu
lato
r.
The indica
tor
lamp
on the tester should light.
Low
Scale Test:
a.
Place
sw
i
tch
in Low position.
b.
Set tester dial to 50, or be
lo
w .
c. Connect ye
ll
ow
lead
to
negati
ve
terminal
of
12
volt battery. Connect red lead to positi
ve
termina
l.
Indicator lamp should light.
If lamp
does not li
ght
in
either
the
High or Low
scale tests, check tester battery
installat
ion.
Check
the
clip leads for
faulty
connecti
ons
. If
no faults can
be
found, refer to the
warran
ty
state
men
t for instructions in sending
the
tester
back to
Electro-Specialties, Inc. for repair.
2.
Indicator Di
al
and Light
The i
gnition
energy
outpu
t is referenced
against a
0-100
sca
le on
the
tester
. The
greater the energy
output,
the greater the
value i
nd
ication on
the
scal
e.
The
indication
is
in
the
form of an incandescent lamp
that
lights
w
he
n the sca le dial is set at
the
posi
tion
co
r-
responding to
the
energy
output
.
Indicator Dial Alignment:
Check indicator dial
al
i
gnment
by
tu
rning
the
di
al
to the
full
cloc
kwis
e position. The
white
mark on
the
dial
must
line
up w ith the
100
on
the face.
If the mark does not li
ne
up w i
th
the
100, loosen the dial setscrew, remove the dial,
turn
th
e indicator dial s
haft
fully clockw ise, re-
pl
ace the dial, lining up the ma rk on
the
dial
wit
h the 100, and tigh
ten
the
setscrew. Do not
force the
d
ia
l to t
urn
wit
hout
first
loosening
the setscrew.
Due to
manufactu
ring tolerances, do
not
be
concerned if the
white
mark
on the dial,
when
turne
d fully in the
counterclockwise
direct
ion,
does not
align exactly
wit
h
the
ze
ro.
3. Test
S
imu
lator
The test
simulator
is used
as
a source
of
en-
ergy for testi
ng
the
high
range of the
ignit
ion
tester.
It is charged up by being plugged into a
115 VAC
outlet.
Do
not touch
the
plug pins on
the
si
mulator
wh
ile depressing the button. A
mild
shock
will
result.
Fo
r each test
performed
by
the
simula-
tor, it must be recharged. The
tester
w ill not
be
damaged if
the
test
sw
i
tch
is placed in the Low
position and high
voltage
output
tests are
made.
4. Lo
ad
Coi
l
The CDI ignition load coil is us
ed
in conjunc-
tion
with
the
tes
ter
and is designed to provide
an ou
tput
load
for
the
CDI
igniter
unit. The load
coil w ill
cause a marginal capacitor to
ma
l-
function,
but
will
not
effect a good unit.
ELECTRICAL TROUBLES
HOOTIN
G
3-9
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