Starter Solenoid Connector (900 Monster)

Thanks , Solenoid is fairly new ; will try see if I can just re-pin it and re-use the OE plug

Last resort is a solenoid with a flying lead

 

Motorapido got back ,
Ducati list the connector housing as a spare part, but not the terminals. The housing comes as a pack of 5 units for £6.55.

 

If Motorapido can get the connector make from Ducati, finding crimp or solder connectors should be easier(-ish). Bloody frustrating though...
Another way would be to ditch the cable housing, find suitable connectors and 'invent' your own way of holding them in place.

 

hard to see from your picture , but you could try https://kojaycat.co.uk

 

You could just clean up the one you have using Tcut on cotton buds and toothpicks, takes a bit of effort and time but you can get the male and female connectors shiny again, then clean out with electrical cleaner spray to remove the Tcut residue and coat in silicone grease.
It’s a faff but probably easier/quicker than finding a replacement connector.
I did the above on mine took about an hour and it’s like a new un now. I also closed up the female connectors slightly so that they grip.

 

My son had the same problem this week with the starter solenoid connector on his 916. I had rake through the various connector bits and pieces that I have and found that the terminals from a TM connector fit the solenoid connector housing.
https://kojaycat.co.uk/epages/950000457.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950000457/Products/"2W-BAT-CHGR- CONN"

 

thanks

 

ok i'll bite Sev apart from kojaycat, do you have links to any other suppliers? could be useful to know in the future - I spent a good half hour searching last week without any luck but first to admit i'm a little rusty.

 

Thanks, I meant for that very Hitachi connector, that's the one I struggled to find this time before Derek posted.

 

Incase you missed the post, Motorapido have them for 6 gbp for 5 units

 

Thanks, yes I did read that one

 

This is what I am doing,

Stater solenoid with a lead, and wired in a tyco super seal connector

 

I did the same. No more problems.

 

I just made a nice job with clear silcone gasket goo to make sure mine stayed in and didn't corrode.

 

With the break in the weather I got the starter solenoid swapped out

Out of curiosity, what exactly does the diode do? I read it only allows the current go one way to prevent and electrical damage; its a carb bike , no ecu ; would it short the starter switch?

 

When the starter button is released the magnetic field created in the solenoid's coil collapses. The induces an electric current to flow as a spike in the opposite direction, known as a back-EMF. This can damage electronic components, not that there are much on a 900 Monster. The diode provides a path to earth for the back-EMF so that it doesn't damage any other circuits.

 

thanks!