Ignition points

[lberkhei]

Looking for a little information:

In investigating cost/availability of points, condensers, etc. for my first Suzuki, a recently acquired '78 750E, some places I've seen listings for two apparrently different ignition setups - one identified as "Nippon Denso type" and the other as "KD type" (I believe. I know it was a 2-letter combination, and i'm pretty sure the first letter was K, but I won't swear what the second letter was anymore). At any rate, what's the difference, and how do I tell what I've got on my bike? :?: Thanks!

 

[Bill + Karen]

The nippon denso has two screws holding the points on the KD? has just one screw. I have a set of KD? points I don't need, do you need them. Safe Riding, Bill

 

[lberkhei]

Bill,

Thanks for the quick response. I'm not sure which type I have; I'll check it out tomorrow evening.

 

[earlfor]

Also, authentic nippondenso point sets have a small stamp with the letters ND stamped inside a circle that is about 1/2 the size of this "o" character. You will probably need a magnifying glass to read it. Kokosan points have no stamp. The stamp is located on the top of the point base just behind the pivot pin for the points. Nippondenso points sets are short (maybe 1 1/8" long), kokosan sets are long (about 1 5/8" long).



Earl

The nippon denso has two screws holding the points on the KD? has just one screw. I have a set of KD? points I don't need, do you need them. Safe Riding, Bill

 

[lberkhei]

OK, I pulled the cover a little while ago; my points are secured by one screw, so it looks like I have kokosan points. I assume, of course, that they're not interchangeable, with different size, mounting, etc. Just to satisfy my curiosity, what's the background on the existence of 2 different setups? My apologies if I'm requesting information that already exists somewhere in the Resources, but I did do a search before I posted and came up with nothing.

I've possibly jumped the gun a little bit :? ; I just bought a couple of point sets on eBay; one set is identified as ND, item #1843152058; the other one isn't identified, item number 1843669666. I can't tell from the pictures, but to me the ones identified as ND sure look like they're set up for just one mounting screw. I guess I'll see when I get them. Thanks again for the help.