Got everything on and back together. Ready to set the pickup gap. Says: 0.7mm +- 0.1mm.
I have the appropriate tools (feeler gauges), but I don't really know what I'm doing here. Seems like it should be simple. Do I just measure and double check that the trigger has enough spacing between it and the pickups? I see two pickups, around 8:00p and 5:00p, if noon is straight up.
To adjust, what screws do I tinker with?
My bike is a 99, but the setup isn't too far from those I used in references in doing the install:
(http://www.fokust.com/albums/nichols_install/Flywheel_027.jpg)
Pick from DJ on TOB install FAQ. link to gallery: http://www.fokust.com/gallery/nichols_install (http://www.fokust.com/gallery/nichols_install)
The two small screws that hold each pick up. The larger nuts that hold the bracket on affect timing.
How do you adjust them to move the pickup closer or further? I must have missed something - I thought they just mounted the suckers to it.
I also think I'm over thinking this, it can't be rocket science - we just need it to be close enough that it registers, but not so close that it gets smacked at high rotational speed?
Quote from: ato memphis on May 03, 2009, 12:06:45 PM
How do you adjust them to move the pickup closer or further? I must have missed something - I thought they just mounted the suckers to it.
I also think I'm over thinking this, it can't be rocket science - we just need it to be close enough that it registers, but not so close that it gets smacked at high rotational speed?
You might well need to use the nuts that hold the bracket to get an adjustment with the Nichols flywheel. The factory manual says to use the small screws, the small screws allow some movement, but not much. If you need to move the bracket, align the timing marks first, and maintain the alignment while setting gap. Yep, the idea is close enough to read, but far enough away so it they don't get smacked.. Ducati figured this out for you already. The closer to .6mm the better.
+1 on Howie`s remarks.
Nice photo album & write-ups!
Yeah, those were DJ's when he posted them on TOB, but the images are similar enough to mine for comparison. His 98 and my 99 have different charging systems, but that's really among the only differences.