Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Electric starting system
Note
The references of the elements listed below are those of the "wiring diagram", sect. 6 -1.
Electric starting system
The key components of the electric starting system are a solenoid (6) and a starter motor (5) fed by the battery (7).
Rectifier-regulator
The rectifier (1) is placed in the electrical components compartment.
The rectifier/regulator consists of an aluminium casing containing the diodes
that rectify the current produced by the
alter ...
Starter motor
Power:
0.7 Kw/12 v
Direction of rotation:
counter clockwise viewed from power take-off side.
The starter motor is highly compact and reliable and therefore rarely gives
any type of problem. ...
Other materials:
Overhaul of the crankcase halves
Carefully examine the engine crankcase halves.
Check that the surfaces of the crankcase halves are perfectly flat using a
reference surface.
Check that the bearings (1) and (18), and the bushings (2) and (17) are in
optimum conditions. Note that the main
bearings must always be changed in p ...
Description of the clutch assembly
The clutch is disengaged by a drive unit consisting of a thrust piston (c)
accommodated inside a small cap mounted to
the generator cover. This piston (c) pushes a pushrod (b), which runs through
gearbox primary shaft and operates the Pressure plate (4)
located on top of the clutch plate pack ...
Low battery level
The activation of this (amber yellow) "warning" indicates
that the status of the battery vehicle is low.
It is activated when the battery voltage is . 11.0 Volt.
Note
In this case, ducati recommends charging the battery
as soon as possible with the specific device, as it is possibl ...