MoonStomper wrote: ↑08:16 am Feb 04 2022 Setbacks are the name of the game, can’t tell you how often this has happened to me. Anymore I just expect things to be wrong when I order stuff. When I was a kid I remember being sooo excited to order something out of Boys Life magazine and then to get it and be disappointed with it’s form or function. … why I never ordered the hovercraft kit!
QUESTION… so the pink cdi that guy did has two tiny switches in his non-potted design. How are you going to set up your switches? My son’s 2008 KTM 144SX had an adjustable cdi that you had to pull the tank, find the harness, unplug one wire, and then plug in another. This softened the hit and gave better soft terrain traction. I liked it softer, but Henry liked it in ‘wild mode’ better so I bought some tiny red push button switches on Amazon and wired one in that I mounted under the tank for easy access. Problem was, it was kind of hard to tell which mode you were really in without hammering the bike. So it would be nice for this interface to allow you to just look at it and know.
Does this make sense? So what do you have in mind for mode changes? Let me know if I can help you model some practical ideas from a user-interface perspective. Something bar-mounted would be interesting to consider.
My design won't be adjustable on the fly. That changes the design quite bit as that only allows a two curve system and the curves would have to be predefined which goes against what my design philosophy for this CDI is based on. My design philosophy is to make it easy for anyone to get as close as possible to the perfect ignition timing setup, for your particular bike, without going to a fully digital/computer setup.
Now, on to how it will be switched... I just finally found the switches this morning (different design than I originally intended) that should work so I can give an answer on that. It will use two rotary dip switches that you'll be able to change with a pocket sized small flat blade screwdriver. There will be no cover to remove or anything like that. They will project just out of the potting compound while the electronic components will be 100% sealed away from dust and moisture. Oh, the switches have changed the IP water/dust rating from an IP68 to an IP67 which is still more than enough for a dirt bike. Anyway, depending on where you mount the CDI, you'll have to pull a side panel or the seat to gain access unless you come up with a creative location to allow easier access.
Now, down the road I might create a Version 2, possibly, to make a two curve, on the fly, switched CDI so you have the Sun and Rain mode type setup some newer bikes have. It all depends on if there would be enough of a demand for it and somehow figure out what would be the two best curves to incorporate in to it. That last one is kind of tough as what is best for one bike won't necessarily be the best for another.