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- Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:37 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5339
Re: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
It's the "PRD" relay, it's sole purpose is to make sure the starter circuit is inoperable when the engine is already running. Ah ha..makes perfect sense..thanks for explaining it, after years working on scooters I've not paid this little bugger any attention at all, until a mate came roun...
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:00 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5339
Re: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
No problem, :D I also understand what the relay is for , the interlock unit is separate to this, it sits behind the horncasing - a little red box, one wire from the clutch switch goes to it then comes out to the relay behind the battery , here are two other wires - a negative and I presume a +12 v p...
- Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:47 pm
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5339
Re: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
its standard on most bikes and scoots with leccy start these days . It forces you to pull the clutch in in order to power the starter motor so that there is no possibility of you starting the bike/scoot in gear. Imagine the carnage you could cause starting in gear with full throttle in a crowded pu...
- Sun Mar 16, 2014 7:40 am
- Forum: Vespa Tech
- Topic: Purpose of electric start safety interlock
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5339
Purpose of electric start safety interlock
Of course I know what it's for ..I just don't see the point of it...you have a switch on the clutch lever that when pressed goes ground, this then goes to the interlock behind the horn casing and then onto he relay, the interlock has from what I can see a 12v supply to it and the switched negative f...
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:30 am
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: SPARK MAGNIFIER!!!
- Replies: 86
- Views: 27690
Re: SPARK MAGNIFIER!!!
Dazza wrote:I'm still using mine with no problems so far...
Still connected as was back when I posted this...no failures ...but god knows if it's actually doing something
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:59 pm
- Forum: General Scooter Chat
- Topic: Ricspeed - Rich Smith - Rest In Peace
- Replies: 133
- Views: 56020
Re: Ricspeed - Rich Smith - Rest In Peace
R.I.P Rich...
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:49 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Oh No
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7779
Re: Oh No
another one to throw in...chain guide snapped and gone round the front sprocket...
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: rapido 225 or cheapo ally ebay kit
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3019
Re: rapido 225 or cheapo ally ebay kit
Rapido 225, clearance checked and run in properly from the start...spot on, not a screamer but very able
- Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:36 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Unable to start series 2
- Replies: 47
- Views: 12315
Re: Unable to start series 2
First thing - forget all the wiring except - white,green and red from stator into cdi, leave all other wires alone - especially the green from loom into cdi.
that will eliminate one potential problem.
that will eliminate one potential problem.
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:47 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: 12 V BA20d Halogen headlamp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1546