Electrpnic Ignition

cbxmountainman · Post by **cbxmountainman** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:48 am

very interesting read and very informative. I am also from the "old school" that you need a good battery to help protect your system. That's precisely why I keep mine on a "battery maintainer" even my lawn tractor. Had it for almost nine years and just replaced the original last year. That and keeping an eye on the water is all I do. My first Honda was a 1954 Benly 125cc in Japan. First new was a 1958-59 Drean CS72 dry sump which I had converted to a 77 with a barrel/piston change. Then in '62 bought a CB92 SS which we converted to a CR with the factory kit. Nice little screamer. Spent a total of 5 1/2 years in Japan and had some interesting bikes/ conversions. A prime example of American engenuity at it's utmost Also saw the first 250cc tube frame four cylinder. Had a leading link fork and huge brakes.. Best, Charlie

jcspc · Post by **jcspc** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:33 pm

Just out of curiosity, lm, how do you clean the connectors. The ones that bolt down or such is obvious but how about bullet connectors. Do you do a chemical clean or use a small bottle brush, maybe some rolled up sand paper or what.Your read made a lot of sense and I had thought that it would be a good idea to clean them to keep the elect sys healthy, but at the same time I haven't had any problems with it...Yet.......jcspc

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:43 pm

All the ways you mention are good and I like to use the wire brush on my bench grinder motor as long as I have the part loose. ........................lm

jcspc wrote:Just out of curiosity, lm, how do you clean the connectors. The ones that bolt down or such is obvious but how about bullet connectors. Do you do a chemical clean or use a small bottle brush, maybe some rolled up sand paper or what.Your read made a lot of sense and I had thought that it would be a good idea to clean them to keep the elect sys healthy, but at the same time I haven't had any problems with it...Yet.......jcspc

milwaukeephil · Post by **milwaukeephil** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:39 pm

LM, I agree -- keep the battery charged and healthy, keep the connections clean, and leave it alone.

I use the Harbor Freight $7.00 float charger and the only modification I've made to my electrical system was to replace the rectifier with a full-wave (which made a world of difference).

But I never would have thought so many bad-running issues can be solved simply by putting a healthy battery into the circuit...

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