No spark, 2000/01 bandit

[davecara]

I'm using a 2000/01 bandit loom and cdi on my EFE, am I right in thinking it won't start unless it thinks it's in neutral? 

If so any ideas on how to bypass it? The switch it needs has a 2pin plug and the normal single blue wire plug on it and they appear to be like hens teeth! 

[fatblokeonbandit]

as its the change over year from mark 1 to mark 2, which is it???? mark 2's 2000 on  have a 4 pin neutral plug with Blu, red/blk , green\blu, blk/white.. if i remember right you link the blue and earth to make the neutral light come on, but if you have a single wire that is a mark1 loom pre 2000??? I think you earth it to get the neutral light on,,  ive got a couple of mark 1 single wire neutral switches if needed.....

[fatblokeonbandit]

But dose it wind over?? if so its not the neutral switch, have you got a proper bandit ignition switch with the anti theft resistor in it????

[davecara]

It's a 3 wire switch, I was looking at it on cmsnl last night but can I hell find it now! 

It turns over ok, albeit a bit slow but that'll be down to the piss poor diy earth strap I've put on it. 

I've got an aftermarket ign barrel but I was assured by the seller it'll work but that's another avenue to explore!

[Ben Slabby]

No spark probably be down to the lack of a 100ohm resistor. I'll try and find a diagram of where it goes. ..

[fatblokeonbandit]

Just try a bandit switch, 

[Ben Slabby]

Ignore the wiring colours, they're just what I used. The block of 8 pins, bottom row, far left. Needs to go to earth/chassis/negative whatever via a 100 ohm resistor. 

[Ben Slabby]

The neutral switch you're thinking of is the three wire jobbie that B12s use to (allegedly) retard the ignition in first and second. They connect to the red/black and green/blue on the CDI normally.(@vizman's favourite topic, the "wheelie wire"...) Just disregard them, I did and had no issues. 

Edited September 24, 2017 by Ben Slabby

[davecara]

Excellent, nice one chaps.

Does the resistor need to be permanantly grounded or switched?

[Ben Slabby]

In the normal B12 ignition switch, it's switched to ground in the "on" position. What you do is up to you, permanently grounded (I did this) or switched via a concealed switch as a backup anti-hotwiring measure.