Test
No.2
Magneto
Exciter Coil
Output
P
CDI IGNITE R
STATOR
ASSEMBLY
EMERGENCY
STOP
SWITCH--
o
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-,._-ENG
IN
E CONNECTOR
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KEY SWITCH
BLACK
Do
not
turn over the engine unless either
coil or tester is
connected
to the
CDI
igniter.
TEST CONNECTIONS
1.
Disconnect
the
red and
white
wires
between
the
magneto
assembly and
th
e
CDI
igniter
.
2.
Connect
the
tester N (yellow) lead
wire
to
the
red
wire
on the magneto end of the connector.
3.
Connect
the
tester P (red) lead
wire
to a good
engine
ground
.
TEST PROCEDURE
1. Set
the
toggle
switch
to the High range. Set
the
tester
di
al
to 50.
3-
16
ELECTRICAL
TROUBLESHOOTING
2. T
urn
over
the
engine
while
observing
the
In-
dicator Lamp on the tester.
a.
If
th
e lamp lights, push
the
Reset
button
to
turn
the lamp off and repeat Test No. 2
three
times. If the lamp lights
consistently
at 50,
magneto exciter coil is good, proceed to Test
No
.3
.
b.
If the Indicator Lamp gives inconsiste
nt
readings at any dial setting or does
not
light
at
all,
this
indicates the
following:
(1) A defective exciter coil (check
the
ohms).
Replace the exciter coi
l.
(2)
De
fecti
ve
wiring. Check
the
w iring.
(3)
Defective fl
ywheel
magnets.
Rep
lace
the
magnets.
Fo
llow
the steps in the chart
on
the
next page.
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