Sparkplug Wires

I doubt the Tympaniums or Podtronics are rf sensitive besides not being in the ignition circuit and having that battery plates to dampen out static. Peel's Podtronic charged fine her tiny 1.2 ah pocket battery for 100's of miles on non R plugs to rescue her on a trip. I've 4 curve Powerarch and will use a single R item as he recommends.

Blimey!
Who'd of thought that such a simple thing as HT leads would be such a minefield.
I bought mine from Lucas, when they were still going. I asked if the carbon leads were not as good as the copper ones.
I got the answer "Who told you that rubbish?" He was very good on vehicle electronics, I am not.
I have always been very happy with them, bikes starts 1st kick, goes very well.

I say 'Blimey' too. Good grief for $10 you can get a new set from MAP or Old Britts. What's the issue? Unless you have a special setup, then you're going to pay for it.

Dave
69S

Steve,

You could very well be right concerning Podtronics and Tympanium regulators. My SPARX 3-phase insisted on a 5k HT line. I've never tried it otherwise. Concerning PowerArc EIs, the following disclaimer is made several times on their website:

Spark Plugs and Spark Plug Wires

WARNING: Use only resistor core spark plug wires with all Power Arc Ignitions. See spark plug wire section below.

Use resistor spark plugs with all electronic ignitions to limit the conducted EMI noise and radiated RFI noise..

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The triple firing technique they employ is to compensate for the weak discharge current limited by the 10 k HT lines. It's just not a self-sustaining discharge. Their insistance on such a weak discharge current implies a high sensitivity of the logic module to rfi. If you're able to run the unit with only 5 k in the HT lines, good on ya, but you must be close to false triggering. The good news is that there are many choices today in the Norton EI world, and they all seem to have their boosters.

This guy on ebay sells all the bits you will need for spark system on our bikes, very reasonably priced:

http://myworld.ebay.com.au/timgreen880

I would suggest using resistor plugs, they are very easy to carry a spare set and the spark plug and/or suppressor are the items that cause the most hassle, have both the hassles in the one component.