Hi,
The ignitech replaces the cdi on a cx.
On your cx stator there are wound coils of wire that that produce electric current when the rotor is turning. The majority of these windings produce the current that is used to charge your battery. If one of these windings have a short to ground or some other problem then you will not benefit from an ignitech unit. There are also 2 separate windings on your stator that produce power that goes to the cdi to power the ignition of your bike, if these windings have a short or some other problem then an ignitech unit will fix the problem.
The ignetch replaces the CDI unit. The CDI gets it power from the 2 ignition windings(one high speed and one low speed)on the stator. The ignitech gets it power from the battery. A bike running a cdi will run with a dead battery if you push start it. If you install an ignitech then the bike will not run with a dead battery, even with a push start because it draws its power from the battery.
You need to determine what is wromg with your stator,, a quick test to find out if there is a short in the battery charging windings is to try starting the bike with the 3 yellow wire plug that plugs into the regulator(undr the seat) unplugged. If the bike starts and runs with this unplugged then the problem is in the charging windings and the ignitech would not help you. If unplugging the 3 yellow wires makes no difference and the bike still will not start, then the problem is probably in one of the 2 ignition windings and an ignitech would probably work.
There are more detailed tests that you can do, you will find more info on them on shep's website, look for posts by him in this forum and he has a link to his site at the bottom of the post.
You said you bought an after market CDI?? I did not know there was such a thing, would be interested in hearing more details on that.
The ignitech replaces the cdi on a cx.
On your cx stator there are wound coils of wire that that produce electric current when the rotor is turning. The majority of these windings produce the current that is used to charge your battery. If one of these windings have a short to ground or some other problem then you will not benefit from an ignitech unit. There are also 2 separate windings on your stator that produce power that goes to the cdi to power the ignition of your bike, if these windings have a short or some other problem then an ignitech unit will fix the problem.
The ignetch replaces the CDI unit. The CDI gets it power from the 2 ignition windings(one high speed and one low speed)on the stator. The ignitech gets it power from the battery. A bike running a cdi will run with a dead battery if you push start it. If you install an ignitech then the bike will not run with a dead battery, even with a push start because it draws its power from the battery.
You need to determine what is wromg with your stator,, a quick test to find out if there is a short in the battery charging windings is to try starting the bike with the 3 yellow wire plug that plugs into the regulator(undr the seat) unplugged. If the bike starts and runs with this unplugged then the problem is in the charging windings and the ignitech would not help you. If unplugging the 3 yellow wires makes no difference and the bike still will not start, then the problem is probably in one of the 2 ignition windings and an ignitech would probably work.
There are more detailed tests that you can do, you will find more info on them on shep's website, look for posts by him in this forum and he has a link to his site at the bottom of the post.
You said you bought an after market CDI?? I did not know there was such a thing, would be interested in hearing more details on that.
