earthing green wiring
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where does this wire go to the most important earth wire is the engine earth if it isn't connected all other neutrals will draw too much current and melt insulation
man, you can attatch the earth conductor to any metal part that is attached to the engine/frame. if u want to be 100% sure get a multimeter or an ohm meter and check the resistance between the eath wire and any part of the engine where it is not painted.. a good reading should be below 0.5 ohms AS3000 (australian standard for houses)
on these bikes like many, the neutral conductor is the earth conductor, so the whole frame/engine is a neutral conductor.
the point is 'ground' the wire anywhere with a ring terminal.
on these bikes like many, the neutral conductor is the earth conductor, so the whole frame/engine is a neutral conductor.
the point is 'ground' the wire anywhere with a ring terminal.
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im assuming ur talking about the ignition coil earth?
what are you on about mate?
if the earthing conductor is not connected the bike will simply not run.
and it draw any current cause it wont be producing any in the first place.
Negative is always earth.
you dont need to run an extra wire to the frame or engine.
the engine itself is the earthing/neutral conductor.
the frame is automatically earthed to the engine via the engine mounts.
Old brit cars (some) had a positive earth, just covering all bases! A good earth is vital, often an additional earth can help stabilize an erratic idle or higher speed misfires. As well as protect from ignition circuit failures as can occur with bad earths.
haha yeah....theres a big difference between old britt cars and minibikes....
earthing is vital but its not that hard to put a green and yellow wire with a ring terminal underneath a bolt head, a 2 second job.
And possibly/probably theres a china with a positive earth system, anyway its a nonissue. My point was additional earth connections can and do help, helped a hell of a lot on my jap bike. Any corrosion on the primary connection acts as a resistor, should be checked but how often does that happen? Putting another lead is quick and gives peace of mind.
