This maybe a really stupid question. Can you damage a CDI unit on a warrior by jump starting the battery? i read this somewhere on the net, but was not sure if it was true or not.
Short answer: Example: Don't jump an ATV with a RUNNING vehicle or tractor. The vehicle battery's cranking amperage combined with its running engine's alternator output can be too much for the bike's electrical system to handle. On paper, you'll blow a fuse on the ATV before you damage something, but things don't always work that way in the real world. A loose or bad ground connection on the ATV can screw up a CDI system. Same thing goes for if, during jump-starting, a cable pops loose and shorts out against the frame. Not good.
My .02. Definately unhook and isolate the CDI box whenever you go to weld on a Warrior, too. Again, the huge amp output from the welder can spell doom for sensitive onboard electronics.
Short answer: No. You aren't gonna fry a CDI box using another, regular 12-volt battery to boost a dead or dying battery. Where you get into trouble is when you go to boost an ATV with another source which puts out too many volts. A sudden spike in voltage can fry a CDI box.
My .02. Definately unhook and isolate the CDI box whenever you go to weld on a Warrior, too. Again, the huge voltage output from the welder can spell doom for sensitive onboard electronics.
If I may be so bold. I have corrected the above, from amps to volts.
An electrical component will only draw the amperage it requires to operate.
You can connect a 12 volt battery which is capable of delivering a 10,000 amps, and all will be well.
It is the voltage (pressure) that causes the problem, it is higher voltage that allow the current (amps) to flow.
Too many volts = too many amps = too much smoke.
If I may be so bold. I have corrected the above, from amps to volts.
An electrical component will only draw the amperage it requires to operate.
You can connect a 12 volt battery which is capable of delivering a 10,000 amps, and all will be well.
It is the voltage (pressure) that causes the problem, it is higher voltage that allow the current (amps) to flow.
Too many volts = too many amps = too much smoke.
You explainded it well , I just broke it down into bite sized piecesYeah thats 100% correct, thats what I was trying to explain.