Kawasaki CDI.

[Rob67]

Hi, does anyone know where the capacitor, which I presume is in the CDI unit, gets it's power from to charge the main ignition coils? This is on a kawasaki gpx750f1.

[WD-40]

Is that the right manual? http://www.manualedereparatie.info/en/download/Kawasaki-GPX-750-R-ZX-750-F1-Service-Manual.html

Going by that manual it's TCI not CDI so the ignition coils get power from the battery. And ground through the TCI.

[Rob67]

Thanks for your reply, I am wrong about the ignition having read the manual again. I thought I understood how it works but you are right it is a transitorized system, they call it a ic ignitor in the manual. Where do the coils get their power from?

[JRH]

Thanks for your reply, I am wrong about the ignition having read the manual again. I thought I understood how it works but you are right it is a transitorized system, they call it a ic ignitor in the manual. Where do the coils get their power from?

This may help

GPX750R

[Rob67]

Thanks for that, I do have the workshop manual and Haynes manual for it, but appreciate you posting that. What I really want to know is the sequence of events of the ignition circuit ie. how the coils get charged up on the primary side.

[WD-40]

It's shown in JRH's diagram. Follow the wire from the positive battery terminal. Battery positive to a bullet connector, to 30A main fuse to a bullet connector, to 6 pin connector, to Ignition switch, back to 6 pin connector, to 4 pin connector, to engine stop switch, back to 4 pin connector, to ignition coils