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black boxes behind the clock??

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 13:27
by josh mk 2 crm
Hello

Could some 1 please tell me what the black boxes do behind the clock on a mk 2 crm 250???
(and the big round black canaster thing)

Is there anything there that could stop it from sparking???

i am realy struggling to get a spark from my bike at the min!

pictures would be realy usefull

many thanks

josh

Re: black boxes behind the clock??

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 15:08
by Jonorow
the big round one is the balast resistor, bike should still run with out it but you wont have any lights. check the connections to the coil and remove the plug cap and check there is a good contact.
try shorting out the kill switch ( follow it back to the connector) the kill switch will stop sparking

Re: black boxes behind the clock??

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 17:42
by SkidMark
Jonorow wrote:the big round one is the balast resistor, bike should still run with out it but you wont have any lights. check the connections to the coil and remove the plug cap and check there is a good contact.
try shorting out the kill switch ( follow it back to the connector) the kill switch will stop sparking
also side stand switch if it is still there...

Re: black boxes behind the clock??

Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 12:01
by josh mk 2 crm
hello

thanks for the info

i have taken the kill switch and the side stand switch out of the picture and still no spark! ive also tried the cdi pickups and had a good look around all the wiring still no luck!

i hope to god its not the CDI :s

Re: black boxes behind the clock??

Posted: 24 Sep 2009, 16:31
by Jonorow
what do you mean you've taken them out of the picture? if you mean you've removed them then that is why you have no spark.

Re: black boxes behind the clock??

Posted: 25 Sep 2009, 01:22
by josh mk 2 crm
sorry i meant ive bypassed them and still no luck!

if i put the kill switch in the ON position the netural light is dimmer than when the kill switch is OFF??