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Sparks every time the key is turned on.

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Kitten Tooth said:
Just got into the habbit of calling it that. Im tearing into the igniter today. i do understand that its not a CDI box, but an igniter. trying not to be misleading in any way but i think you guys know what im talking about. The igniter does "click" on the inside as the engine turns over. When i put pressure on the box by holding it against the mounting plate with my hand, i get spark. I think some re-soldering needs done inside there. Like i said, opening it up today to take a look. Ill keep you guys posted.
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Is the box not grounded to the frame through its' mounting points?
 
Not sure if its supposed to be grounded or not. In the diagram that includes just the ignition circuit it looks like there are 2 grounds inside the box. i believe it has a ground wire running out of the box though. Also, the "Click" i described earlier is the solenoid clicking when i hit the starter button right as its beginning to turn the motor. Im not able to find any bare metal on the igniter box anywhere. I saw rust where the bolts go through to mount the box but the rust was from the bolts themselves. its all just plastic.
 
Must be a break in one of the circuits inside then. I can't remember if there are rubber isolaters on my bikes or not. Guess that is a good thing. I would certainly clean ALL of your connections. I've fixed many gremlins, that would show up at times, just through a good cleaning and dielectric grease applied to the connectors. As for the internal ground wire, it is a good idea to make an additional ground wire that leads to the - on the battery post.
 
Dave8338 said:
Must be a break in one of the circuits inside then. I can't remember if there are rubber isolaters on my bikes or not. Guess that is a good thing. I would certainly clean ALL of your connections. I've fixed many gremlins, that would show up at times, just through a good cleaning and dielectric grease applied to the connectors. As for the internal ground wire, it is a good idea to make an additional ground wire that leads to the - on the battery post.
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Yep, when i was upstairs my dad made the ground wire for the negative terminal to the lead on the battery post. We have spark like a said but only if you push on the igniter box with your hand.
 
Kitten Tooth said:
Yep, when i was upstairs my dad made the ground wire for the negative terminal to the lead on the battery post. We have spark like a said but only if you push on the igniter box with your hand.
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Also decided to wait on opening the box up today. We found a salvage yard that has two igniters in stock for a suzuki GS300L. Gonna check the price and probably order one before we cut into this one that sorta works.
 
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