1984 Honda VT 500 C Shadow "test cdi box" Questions

...test a cdi box!!! Bite the bullet & buy a NEW one if you want to fix it & forget it.....there are new ones available online from a company in the UK for about $259.00 I speak from personal ...

...test at 3.8 ohms. She will fire right up & run (actually sounds good), but for some reason that I can't figure out, the front cylinder exhaust/pipe isn't getting hot...I thought maybe a fuel problem, ...

...are hard to diagnose. but as far as testing goes u can use an multimeter to test ur resistence in the stator and coil if they test good its the cdi. or even a bad ground can cause it to loose

...in the stator, CDI boxes, and ignition coils. Everything can be tested with a voltage meter accept the CDI box. The CDI box can test good and still be bad. You have to eliminate everything else

...test a CDI box with an Ohm meter , it can test good , and still be bad. The only good way to test a CDI is part swapping with another working bike. Most dealers will not let you return an electrical ...

cdi box. to test the stator for voltage take a multimeter on the ac scale and test the output of the stator while kicking the bike over if you have voltage rising and falling then your stator is fine.

...need to check the pulsar pick up ( like points for a cdi style ignition) , the coils,and the spark plug caps. If any of these are bad replace them. If all test good then your problem is a bad cdi