Help wanted to sort wiring on CD ignition unit
Plug replaced by 9 individual connectors
If someone can help in identifying the exact position of these connectors
10 positions but only 9 individual wires
Please contact Richard at Pennas motorcycles in Bendigo Victoria on (03) 5443 5375
1983 Gpz1100 ignition unit
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Re: 1983 Gpz1100 ignition unit
The IC unit on a 1983 GPZ1100 should have 9 wires in total - 4 coming in and 5 going out. The colour coding is as follows:
Black/Blue/Yellow/Red - these are the input wires from the pick-up coils at the end of the crank. They should go to a small 4-pin plug connector which matches the 4-pin plug connector from the pick-up coils.
The other 4 wires are black/yellow trace - this is the earth wire for the IC unit. Red wire - this is the +12v input for the IC unit. Normally this +12v input is switched directly from the +12v side of the ignition coils (i.e. powered by ignition and kill switch).
The last 2 wires are black and green - these are the signal wires that connect to the ignition coils under the tank. Black to left coil, green to right.
There should be one additional wire - black/yellow trace - this is just an additional earth for the IC unit. That would give you 9 wires coming out of the IC unit.
Hope that helps
Black/Blue/Yellow/Red - these are the input wires from the pick-up coils at the end of the crank. They should go to a small 4-pin plug connector which matches the 4-pin plug connector from the pick-up coils.
The other 4 wires are black/yellow trace - this is the earth wire for the IC unit. Red wire - this is the +12v input for the IC unit. Normally this +12v input is switched directly from the +12v side of the ignition coils (i.e. powered by ignition and kill switch).
The last 2 wires are black and green - these are the signal wires that connect to the ignition coils under the tank. Black to left coil, green to right.
There should be one additional wire - black/yellow trace - this is just an additional earth for the IC unit. That would give you 9 wires coming out of the IC unit.
Hope that helps

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Re: 1983 Gpz1100 ignition unit
Thank you Gosling 1 for very prompt reply.
Unfortunately there are no connectors on the ends of the wires which creates a major issue.
Still looking for guidance to work through this issue.
Unfortunately there are no connectors on the ends of the wires which creates a major issue.
Still looking for guidance to work through this issue.
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Re: 1983 Gpz1100 ignition unit
the only way around this is to get some connector blocks from Jaycar and wire these in. Jaycar do the large rectangular 6-pin connectors as well as smaller 4-pin connectors. You just need a 4-pin connector (male & female) for the pulse coil wires (from the end of the crank) - and a larger 6-pin connector for the rest of the wires which come out of the IC unit and go up to the ignition coils, earth and +12v supply.
Another alternative is to just use a single male/female bullet plug for each wiring join. You just have to follow the colour-coding to make sure the wires are joined correctly.

Another alternative is to just use a single male/female bullet plug for each wiring join. You just have to follow the colour-coding to make sure the wires are joined correctly.

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