RM351 193 Posted August 2 Guys need to work out the best place to connect the wire to power the ICE ignition coil on my XB. On the schematics there are 2 wires going to the coil, one is the resistance wire going back to the ignition switch, the other is brown wire with red trace that's coming from the starter solenoid. I know the resistance wire is no good but what purpose was the Brown/Red wire from the starter solenoid for? I was thinking of connecting a wire on the Green ignition wire to the coil, would that be a better choice?. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,743 Posted August 2 3 hours ago, RM351 said: I know the resistance wire is no good but what purpose was the Brown/Red wire from the starter solenoid for? I was thinking of connecting a wire on the Green ignition wire to the coil, would that be a better choice?. I'm not an expert, but that resistance wire is what drops the voltage for points to 10v ish, i've seen it basically chopped where it's joined from the switch and replaced with correct wire for 12v electronic ign. the starter to coil is 12V only when cranking, it's bypasses the resistor to help starting . if you hooked to this for eg, it would fire up when cranking, but stall as there's no power except when in starting position. look for a better answer or verify it with someone else. 1 RM351 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hendrixhc 10,939 Posted August 2 I cant remember how i did mine but if you like i can have a look at what colour wire goes where tomorrow. 1 RM351 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RM351 193 Posted August 2 2 hours ago, deankxf said: I'm not an expert, but that resistance wire is what drops the voltage for points to 10v ish, i've seen it basically chopped where it's joined from the switch and replaced with correct wire for 12v electronic ign. Before the ICE ignition setup I had that resistance wire hooked up to the MSD Blaster 3 Coil. The workshop manual said it's a Pink wire, I was expecting the usual Pink colour not the Pink that almost looks Red so I assumed It was a standard ignition wire. Drove the XB like that for over 5000k's. . Ice ignition made me realize it's not the right wire, plus the rubbery insulation it had once I peeled back the loom tape. 2 hours ago, deankxf said: the starter to coil is 12V only when cranking, it's bypasses the resistor to help starting . if you hooked to this for eg, it would fire up when cranking, but stall as there's no power except when in starting position. That's what I thought too, just needed confirmation. 2 hours ago, deankxf said: i've seen it basically chopped where it's joined from the switch and replaced with correct wire for 12v electronic ign I've been tracing that wire but it's going right into the dash, hard to keep going unless I pull the dash to bits. Don't want to that. I want to connect a new wire to a Green wire (thick) going towards a female plug which plugs into the turn signal/horn switch on the steering column and was hoping someone would confirm it's good enough spot to connect a new wire there. 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RM351 193 Posted August 2 25 minutes ago, hendrixhc said: I cant remember how i did mine but if you like i can have a look at what colour wire goes where tomorrow. Cheers mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
