Understanding The Electric Box - MINSK Repair Manual

Version #2
Outside
casing
spins with
engine shaft
coil for
sparkplug
Version #2
Inside
sure. My advice is to buy a whole new generator if you have a problem like this.
More dollars for less pain.
Cuong has devised a way to overcome the problem of burnt out coils.
Essentially he takes out the original thin wired coils and replaces them with thick
wire coils. These thick wire coils are much more robust and burn out once in a
blue moon but create too much electricity. So Cuong also installs a transformer to
bring the charge back down to 12 volts – the standard for the Minsk.

Understanding the Electric Box

The electric box regulates the
charge coming
generator and sends it off to the
various parts
Essentially it makes sure that
there is always 12 volts running
around the bike regardless of
whether the bike is running fast
or slow. Electricity enters the box from the front and leaves it at the rear.
At the front of the electric box are five connections points coded with letters
and numbers which have the following characteristics:
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from the
of the bike.
transducer coil
6
#12 bolt
connected to
engine shaft
coils (4) for
lights and
horn
timing
adjustment