Oops... hurt my stator...
Oops... hurt my stator...
Eurgh, managed to scratch the hell out of my coils.
So, going to have to re-wind them... yipee!! Anyone done it before? Is there a step by step guide anywhere atall? Can you tell me what coils feed what on the bike also please?
Many thanks!
So, going to have to re-wind them... yipee!! Anyone done it before? Is there a step by step guide anywhere atall? Can you tell me what coils feed what on the bike also please?
Many thanks!
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I just wound it in the same direction as stock. Thicker wire means more output, but also fewer wraps that can be fit on the coil. It's a delicate balance between having the thickest wire you can have without sacraficing too many wraps. 17GA worked out best, I'd start with that if i were you. I can't recall the difference off the top of my head, but thinner wire, more wraps makes for higher volts, but lower watts, and vice versa. I figure my lighting coil is good for about 80-100W.
17GA is gauge, correct. be sure to use caoted magnet wire, one spool just barely did my stator. The ignition coil I don't know what gauge, but its very small. Crack that epoxy and see.
Also, since you have two coils in series, one might be wrappedi nthe opposite direction of the other, be sure to pay attention to that. Here is the best pic I could find of my one:
17GA is gauge, correct. be sure to use caoted magnet wire, one spool just barely did my stator. The ignition coil I don't know what gauge, but its very small. Crack that epoxy and see.
Also, since you have two coils in series, one might be wrappedi nthe opposite direction of the other, be sure to pay attention to that. Here is the best pic I could find of my one:
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http://www.maplin.co.uk/enamelled-coppe ... doy=search this is pretty much the only place i can find selling it!
i've managed to read on another forum basically the finest you can wrap by hand is 34GA for the ignition coil. god that is gonna take ages
ill keep the winding direction in mind thanks!
i've managed to read on another forum basically the finest you can wrap by hand is 34GA for the ignition coil. god that is gonna take ages
ill keep the winding direction in mind thanks!
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Nice wrap job there Nick!Slick_Nick wrote:
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Freakin' bummer. Sorry to hear that man.
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seriously advancing the ignition made it amazing, no pinking or anything like that just heaploads more power!!!
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Define "heaploads more power", please.
There is no power to be gained from adjusting the timing, although you can move the power around a bit, or loose overall power by going too far in either direction.
Advancing the timing will give you a bit more power in the low end and a stronger mid-range hit, but cause it to fall flat much sooner. Too much advance also leads to breaking up on the top end, pinging, and detonation.
Retarding the timing will smooth out the power in the mid-range and provide more over rev at the expense of some low end pull.
For the KDX, I find the stock timing mark to be pretty good. I would slightly retard timing, if anything, to gain a bit more top end and even smoother mid-range. If you want more "hit" from it, advancing will help with that. Doesn't seem to fall in with what the KDX is generally used for though. It all comes down to personal preference...
J.
There is no power to be gained from adjusting the timing, although you can move the power around a bit, or loose overall power by going too far in either direction.
Advancing the timing will give you a bit more power in the low end and a stronger mid-range hit, but cause it to fall flat much sooner. Too much advance also leads to breaking up on the top end, pinging, and detonation.
Retarding the timing will smooth out the power in the mid-range and provide more over rev at the expense of some low end pull.
For the KDX, I find the stock timing mark to be pretty good. I would slightly retard timing, if anything, to gain a bit more top end and even smoother mid-range. If you want more "hit" from it, advancing will help with that. Doesn't seem to fall in with what the KDX is generally used for though. It all comes down to personal preference...
J.
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The pretty much sums up my feelings on it as well.juliend wrote:Define "heaploads more power", please.
There is no power to be gained from adjusting the timing, although you can move the power around a bit, or loose overall power by going too far in either direction.
Advancing the timing will give you a bit more power in the low end and a stronger mid-range hit, but cause it to fall flat much sooner. Too much advance also leads to breaking up on the top end, pinging, and detonation.
Retarding the timing will smooth out the power in the mid-range and provide more over rev at the expense of some low end pull.
For the KDX, I find the stock timing mark to be pretty good. I would slightly retard timing, if anything, to gain a bit more top end and even smoother mid-range. If you want more "hit" from it, advancing will help with that. Doesn't seem to fall in with what the KDX is generally used for though. It all comes down to personal preference...
J.
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Old KDX: '90 KDX200 -White/Blue
'11 GasGas EC250R