Cdi

[davidsis]

How does the CDI work? Does it work by heat in any kind of way? Maybe the reason why my bike does not run right is because I have that little black box that the spark plug wire comes out of mounted too close to the engine.

 

[Skyliner70cc]

Any electrical item works best in normal temperatures. Keeping it unnecessarily close to a heat source will shorten its life.

How does a CDI work. Try google, it works. CDI stands for capacitive discharge ignition.

 

[fetor56]

The capacitor charges then releases it's charge on command,and like Skyliner sayes all electronic components hate heat...it's their biggest killer.

 

[Skyliner70cc]

I always carry a spare CDI with me on long trips. Yes, although rare, failure does occur and has happened to me once already.