The peak voltage can get high a feed resistor and a zener diode will do the trick I would think.
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The peak voltage can get high a feed resistor and a zener diode will do the trick I would think.
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Most kill switches are connected to a separate winding on the coil, (or internally to the circuit), so the voltage on the kill switch contacts is not nearly as high as the normal plug voltage.
It would be good to know what you really have before you start.
Charles Linquist
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Not 30,000 volts
Small magneto equipped engines kill switches work by shorting the<b> primary circuit</b>, and the voltage encountered will be several hundred volts, with enough amperage to give you a good hard shock, , I doubt if the voltage is high enough to have to worry about "flashover" of the relay contacts, snubber capacitor may be required.
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Hi, Mitch
generally, the Kill switch of a CDI shorts the HV Winding ( 250-300 AC Volts ) without any fear ...
Now electronic ignition modules may have a special wire for that ...
I believe RELEASING the relay supply to stop would be a much safer practice ... but it's you to decide.
Alain
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Well Alain, at least we agree on the voltage range . . . Kettering (points type) ignition shorts the primary winding . . . CDI . . . I defer to Alain's experience.Originally Posted by Acetronics
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Hi, Joe
YES, the HV winding !!! which is a special winding in the "generator", just dedicated to produce the "400vDC" to charge the CDI capacitor ...
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NO No I believe you, but are we to assume it is a late model motorcycle? I think we should do as we did and present all possibilities since we do not know what he is working on. BTW 400v is high voltage compared to 5v, compared to 30,000 volts I would call it primary voltage. Anyway what matters is that we are helpful to the OP. Oh BTW, nice bike!
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