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Racerboy832
03-08-2007, 12:51 PM
What does the condensor do that is under the front hood. It is the round cylinder with a red and green wire? I am trying to diagnose a no spark condition.
chad502ex
03-08-2007, 01:12 PM
Originally posted by Racerboy832
What does the condensor do that is under the front hood. It is the round cylinder with a red and green wire? I am trying to diagnose a no spark condition.

a condensor is a capacitor used to store voltages for the CDI to use on kick starting
Racerboy832
03-08-2007, 02:14 PM
Ok, I didn't know if this is part of the ignition system or the lighting on this model.
D Bergstrom
03-08-2007, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by chad502ex
a condensor is a capacitor used to store voltages for the CDI to use on kick starting

I know that it is a capacitor, but I thought it was for the lighting sytem. (I know the wire harness for my HID's plugs into the connectors for it.) I thought the lighting and ignition systems are totally seperate from each other, so I did not think that the condensor has anything to do with kick starting, but I could be wrong.

Doug