FAQ

Are the CDI of differents XT600 compatibles?

Until 1989, CDI of the XT550/XT600/SRX600/TT600 are electrically compatible but don’t have the same advance curve!
Although connectors, wiring and colors could be different with sometimes 2 or 3 more wires:
Blue: connected to ground when neutral.
Blue/yellow: connected to ground when side-stand in place (disconnected when sidestand open)
Sky-Blue: wire to neutral lamp (2KF wiring).

Since 1990 XT are fitted out with TCI.
TCI from models 3TB(electric start)/3UW/3UX/DJ02/4PT and SZR660/TT600e are compatibles.

Yamaha models codes

Year

Model

Ref

Ignition
1982-1983

XT125

12V/15E/15W/16A/17T/25A/2YE/3YU

ACCDI
2005-2008

XT125R

5HH

DCCI
2007-2008

XT125X

3D9

DCCI
2005-2006

YBR125

3D9

TCI or DCCDI?
2007-2008

WR125R – WR125X

TCI or DCCDI?
2005-2006

YZF125R

TCI or DCCDI?
1977-1989

DTMX125

2A6

MAGNETO+Points
1980-1986

DTMX125

2A8

ACCDI
1986-1991

DTMX125

3YV

ACCDI
1982-1984

XT200

15A,15X,15Y

ACCDI
1982-1984

XT240

ACCDI
1980-1989

XT250

3Y1/3Y3

ACCDI
1985-1995

XT350

55V

ACCDI
1981-1985

XT400

5Y6

ACCDI
1978-1999

SR400

ACCDI
1985

SRX400

1JL/3HU1

ACCDI
1988

SRX400

2NY

ACCDI
1991-1992

XT400E

TCI
2000

SR400

TCI
1978-1999

SR500

4F3/2J2/2J3/4E6

ACCDI
1978-1999

SR500

48T/3EB

TCI
1990-2002

XT500E

TCI
1982-1983

XT550

5Y1/5Y2/5Y3/28E

ACCDI
1983-1984

XTZ600 Tenere

34L

ACCDI
1985

XTZ600 Tenere

55W

ACCDI
1986-1987

XTZ600 Tenere

1VJ

ACCDI
1988-1990

XTZ600 Tenere

3AJ

ACCDI
1984-1986

XT600

43F/47N/49H

ACCDI
1987-1988

XT600

2KF/2NF/2WJ1

ACCDI
1987-1989

XT600

2NF/2WJ2/3PW1/3PX1

ACCDI
1984-1987

XT600

49M/49N/49R

ACCDI
1988-1989

XT600

2WK1/2WK2/3EN1

ACCDI
1990-1994

XT600Kick

3TBk/3UW

ACCDI
1990-1997

XT600E

3TB/3UW/3UX/3UY/3WR

TCI
1997-1999

XT600E

VJ01

TCI
1999-2003

XT600E

DJ02/4PT

TCI
1990-

XT660

TCI
1990-

XTZ660

3YF

TCI
1994-1997

XTZ660

4MY

TCI
2004

XTZ660

5VK1/DM011/1D21

TCI
2008-2016

XTZ660

DM02/11D/DM04/2BD/56P/2BE

TCI
1983-1984

TT600

36A

ACCDI
1985-1988

TT600

59X

ACCDI
1989-1993

TT600

3SW

ACCDI
1991-1997

TT600

55U

ACCDI
1993-1995

TT600S

3TB

ACCDI
1993-1997

TT600S

4LW/4GV

ACCDI
1994-1998

TT600E

TCI
1998-2002

TT600R

DJ01/5CH

TCI
2003-2005

TT600RE

DJ01/5CH

TCI
1994-2001

TT600E

4LW/4GV

TCI
1986-1987

SRX600

1XL/1XM/1XW

ACCDI
1987-1988

SRX600

2TM

ACCDI
1996

SZR660

TCI
1994-1997

MUZ,MZ660

TCI?

– Wiring to fit a 2KF CDI on a 55W bike:

  • neutral contact (sky blue) connected to sky blue wire
  • blue CDI wire connected to sky blue wire from tachometer
  • blue/yellow CDI wire connected to ground.

What are the factory advance values?

by cc:

Yamaha RD50LC 7° at 1200rpm
Honda MB5 50cc (1982) 19° +or-3
> 3000tr/mn
10° +or-5
> 7000tr/mn
Yamaha XT125 (55V/3YT) 9° at 1300 à 2000rpm 29° at 6000rpm
Yamaha TDR125 17° at 1700rpm 23° at 4000rpm
Yamaha TTR125 6° at 1400rpm ?° at 4000rpm
Yamaha RD125LC II 16° @ 1300rpm 30° @ 3000rpm
Yamaha DT125LC II 8° @ 1350rpm 30° @ 4000rpm
Yamaha TZR125 (2strokes) 17° a 1500rpm 28° a 4000rpm
Honda NSR F 125 – 1987/1998 24.3° at 3000rpm
Yamaha RX135 (2strokes) 3° a 1500rpm 20° a 5000rpm
Suzuki DR200 SE 7° at 1950tr/mn 38° at 4400tr/mn
Honda XR250 8° at 1900tr/mn 26-30° at 4300tr/mn
Yamaha XT250 7° a 1200 à 2000rpm 32° a 4000rpm
Yamaha YP250 10° at 1500tr/mn 32° at 5000tr/mn
Honda NX 250 – 1989 8° at 3000rpm 30° at 4500rpm
Yamaha XT350 (55V/3YT) 12° a 1200rpm 34° a 5000rpm
Yamaha RD350LC 17° at 1200rpm and 9000rpm 27° at 3500rpm
Yamaha RD350LC 4L0 21° a 2000rpm 27° at 3500rpm, 15° at 9000rpm
Suzuki DR350 5° < 2300tr/mn 30° > 4300tr/mn (max 10500)
Honda CBR 400 RR – 1988/1995 18° at idle 20° J-K models(?)
32° L,N,R models at 4500rpm
Honda XR400 8° at 1900tr/mn 26-30° at 4300tr/mn
Yamaha XT400 (5Y6) 12° à 1200tr/mn 35° à 6000tr/mn
Honda XR500R 6° at 1300rpm 31° at 4000rpm
Yamaha SR500 7° à 1100tr/mn 26,5° à 6000tr/mn
Yamaha XT500 (3EB) 12° à 1200tr/mn 34° à 6000tr/mn
Yamaha XT500 (48T) 12° à 1200tr/mn 27° à 6000tr/mn
Yamaha XT550 (2J4) 12° à 1200tr/mn 27° à 6000tr/mn
Yamaha XT550 (5Y3) 12° à 1200tr/mn 34° à 6000tr/mn
Yamaha XT600 (34L 43F) 12° à 1200tr/mn 36° à 4500tr/mn
Yamaha XT600 (3TB) 12° at 1200 to 2700tr/mn 28° at 6000tr/mn
Yamaha TTRE600 12° a 1300rpm 31° a 7500rpm
Honda CBR 600 F – 1989/1990 15° at 1200rpm
SW type 5° at 1400 rpm
42° at 5500rpm
Suzuki DR600 0° < 2200tr/mn 30° > 4300tr/mn
Honda XLV 600 H to T – 1987/1995 10° at idle 30° at 4500rpm
Honda XLV 600 V to X – 1997/1999 10° at idle 30° at 5000rpm
KTM 600 MX-EXC-EGS -1990 2° at idle 30° at 5000rpm
Husqvarna TE610 (1997) PP33° 09° at 2000rpm 20° at 5000rpm
KTM 640 LC4 – 1999 38° at 6000rpm
Honda XR650R 6° at 1300rpm 31° at 3500rpm
39° at 4000rpm
Suzuki DR650 0° < 2300tr/mn 30° > 4500tr/mn
Aprilia Pegasso 655 (1995) 10° at 2500rpm 39° at 4000rpm
Yamaha XT660 (3YF 4BW) 12° at 1300rpm 38° at 6500rpm
Honda VFC750 10° at 1200tr/mn 38° at 5500tr/mn
Suzuki DR800 5° < 2000tr/mn 28° > 4300tr/mn
Yamaha TDM850 10° at 1300rpm 42° at 5000rpm
Honda XLV1000 Varadero 10° at 1200tr/mn 45° at 4500tr/mn

Please, give me your values to prolong the list…


What if my pickup have only one output?

You can use the PIC CDI by connecting only the entry 36°.
Ignitions with one sensor use the negative wave from the pickup at kickstart and idle, and the positive wave for high revs.
The PIC based CDI does not use this negative shape so kickstarting will be thus harder.


I own a YaSuHonKa SX275R, will it works on my bike?

It impossible for me to answer, because you ask me to know the characteristics of YOUR motorbike!
As I cannot know electrical characteristics of thousands of models (that change every year), you must do this job of gathering information. First, carefully read the User Manual, the Service Manual and Google on Owner’s forums!

You should be able to answer those questions:

  • How many strokes? (2 or 4)
  • How many cylinders?
  • How many ignition coil?
  • What is the ignition type?
    • Is it a TCI? (ignition coil connected to +12vdc battery)
    • Or is it a AC-CDI? (alternator provides 200Vac.)
    • Or is it a DC-CDI? (Convert the 12Vdc battery into 200Vac)
    • Or is it a MAGNETO?
  • Pickup
  • What is the ignition timing curve?


Does this CDI works on a twin?

It depend whether or not the Twin use a wasted spark!
On BMW twins, it works!


How to clean up the CDI?

The genuine PCB is embedded in a kind of resin that prevent vibrations, moisture… and reverse engineering!
To remove this mud: use 50% Dimethylsulfoxid (C2H5OS) and 50% Aceton (C3H6O)

 


Will I gain get extra power?

No. Yamaha’s engineers have the technological to get the maximum of power of their engine. If they were able to get 50 reliable HP,they would have done it… but you can modify the distribution of the power. (Ex: more advance = more torque at a particular rating) or remove the rev limiter.
Concretely, to get some extra power, you need to tune the advance curve according to the engine/exhaust/carburation/air filter mods.
A dyno bench is necessary then to compare different timing…


AC-CDI or DC-CDI?

How to recognize?


TCI versus CDI

“TCI collapses an already charged coil by disconnecting it (TCI switches off briefly). These systems generally use a higher resistance
type coil and are known as an “induction” or “Kettering” ignition systems.

CDI sends a brief high (+200volts) voltage pulse to an uncharged coil which act like a transformer and multiplies it even higher.
The step up is normally around 100:1. These systems tend to use low resistance or “racing” oils.”
TCI is Not CDI

 

TCI and power transistor

The TCI of SR125 is fitted with a 2SD1071
(NPN Darl 6A/450V/40W/TO220 = BU806)

Spark coil for TCI/CDI

Usually CDI spark coil resistance are 0.2 to 0.5ohm/0.2 to 1mH whereas TCI spark coil resistance are 0.7 to 3ohm/4 to 8 mH.


4 cylinders

My CDI are for single cylinder: ONE pickup give the trigger signal, the cdi calculate the delay, and finally a high tension is send to ONE sparkplug coil

A 4 cylinders WITH a DELCO work the same: in this case, there is only ONE coil and the distributor connect the high voltage to each sparkplug, one after the other. The distribution is mechanical.
The CDI only see ONE coil, like a single cylinder (one pickup => one spark)

On new vehicles, there are 4 coils, one coil for each sparkplug, the distribution is no more mechanical but electronically driven meaning the CDI must provide 4 sparks (with good timing)
In this case, my CDI are not compatibles.


How to test the ignition system?

Always unplug the component before measuring its resistance!

Models with CDI


Ignition coil (Primary winding resistance)  

ground – orange
0,8 ohm (90uH)
to 2 ohm (125uH)

Ignition coil (Secondary)

Orange – spark plug
17k ohm

Charge coil resistance (HV)

Red – Brown
200 ohm or 122ohm +/-10 ohm

batterie charging coil (LV)

White – White
0,23-0,38 ohm

Pulser coil resistance

Green – White/Red
90-130 ohm

Green – White/Green
90-130 ohm

White/Red – White/Green  
180-260 ohm

Models with TCI


Ignition coil (Primary)

ground – Orange
3,4 – 4,6 ohm

Ignition coil (Secondary)       

Orange – spark plug    
10,4 – 15,6 kohm

Pulser coil resistance

184 to 276 ohm

SR 500 Models CDI

Ignition coil (Primary winding resistance)   0,98 ohm
Ignition coil (Secondary) 12 kohm
Charge coil resistance (HV) 200 ohm
Battery Charging coil resistance (LV) 0,8 ohm
Pulser coil resistance 16 ohm
87 ohm

XT350 Models CDI

Ignition coil (Primary winding resistance)   0,79 ohm
Ignition coil (Secondary winding resistance) 5,9Kohm
Charge coil resistance (HV) 444 ohm
Battery Charging coil resistance (LV) 0.46 ohm
Pulser coil resistance 221 ohm

XT225 Models CDI

Ignition coil (Primary winding resistance)   0,56-0,84 ohm
Ignition coil (Secondary) 5,7Kohm-8,5kohm
Charge coil resistance (HV) 584-876 ohm
Battery Charging coil resistance (LV) 0.48-0.72 ohm
Pulser coil resistance 656-984 ohm

XT125 Models CDI

Ignition coil
(Primary winding resistance)  
1.6 ohm
Ignition coil (Secondary) 6.6 Kohm
Charge coil resistance (HV)
Battery Charging coil resistance (LV) 4.5 ohm
Pulser coil resistance 265 ohm

TZR125 – TDR125 Models CDI

Ignition coil
(Primary winding resistance)  
0.6 – 0.8 ohm
Ignition coil (Secondary) 5.7 – 8.5 Kohm
Charge coil resistance (HV) 496 – 744 ohm Wt/Rd – Wt/Gr
Battery Charging coil resistance (LV) 0.6 – 0.9 ohm
Pulser coil resistance 280 – 420 ohm Wt/Rd-Wt/Bl

 

Chinese 125cc pit bike CDI

Ignition coil
(Primary winding resistance)
0.7 to 3 ohm (0.5 to 5)
Ignition coil (Secondary) around 4 Kohm (3 to 12) Yl/Bk
Charge coil resistance (HV) around 400 ohm Rd/Bk
Pulser coil resistance 140 – 150 ohm Bl/Wt & Gn/Wt

 

Troubleshooting an ACCDI


How to control a stator?

  1. Check out the resistance of the wiring that must be between 0.3 ohms to 2 ohms with no continuity to ground.

 

  • Look at the output AC voltage with a analog multimeter instead of a numeric one.
    It’ll be more accurate and it’ll be easier to estimate how much is the peak voltage.

 

  • Kick start the engine, you will get around 20Vac. The faster you kick, the higher tension you get.
  • If the engine is idling, you will get around 50Vac until 150Vac at 5000RPM

 


How to control a ignition coil (CDI type) and spark plug?

Load a 1uF or 2.2uF condensator on the main supply (110 or 220Vac) througt a diode, then connect the loaded condensator to the primary of the coil. A spark appears to the spark plug.

CAUTION
: be careful because of the main power.


 


How to control a CDI?

You can control if the CDI provide sparks, you can also control the advance with a oscilloscope (first channel on pin 5, second on pin 7) by measuring the delay between input pulse and output spark.
If the delay is always the same at high and low RPM: the advance is out of order!

1,2: High tension supplied by 2 small transformers 220v/9v,
connected together by their SECONDARY, to produce a isolated tension
for your security.
3: Input of the 12° sensor (unconnected).
4: Common of the sensors (connect to generator ground).
5: Input of the 36° sensor (connect to generator output).
6: ground (connect to ignition coil ground AND sparkplug ground)
7: Output to the spark coil (connect to ignition coil).

The Low Frequency Generator simulate the signal of the pickups. One
can make change the frequency (16Hz to 116Hz equal 1000rpm to 7000rpm),
the tension, the shape of wave…
In this conditions, with a condensator of 1uF, the spark length in millimeters equal High_voltage divide by 13


ie: 260volts / 13 = 20mm spark length

 

How to extract the advance curve?

You will need:
– to know the exact position of the pickup.
– a working genuine CDI
– a oscilloscope (or a PC with sound card + oscilloscope software can do the job…)

  1. Measure the Delay (between pickup and spark) and Period (duration between 2 pickup pulses) values at differents RPM:

 

  • Than use this excel sheet to convert your values to a rough advance curve.
    Accuracy depend on how many measures you’ve done, and how precise there are…

 

 

CDI Troubleshooting

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