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Reg/Rec, CDI

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Just wondering .... is a Regulator/Rectifier a CDI? or are they totally different? I know as much about electrickacall stuff as Glen knows about Facebook :?
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Regulator/rectifier are parts of the battery charging system.

CDI (capacitor discharge ignition) is a type of ignition.
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6maniac wrote:Regulator/rectifier are parts of the battery charging system.

CDI (capacitor discharge ignition) is a type of ignition.
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Glen wrote:It's facespace you old fart..........
You crazy kids nowadays with your fancy googles and interwebs :roll:
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