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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:

Ignition coils
Introduction The engine control system of the diavel includes two ignition coils: one for the horizontal cylinder and one for the vertical cylinder. These coils are installed directly in the spark plug wells. A diode is installed on the secondary winding inside the coil, which prevents the un ...

Communication antenna
Introduction The communication antenna enables the hands free system to detect and communicate with the active or passive key. The active key is detectable within a range of 1.5 Metres, whereas the passive key (or active key with flat battery) can only be detected if placed in contact with ...

Removing the silencer
Loosen the clamp (38) that retains the silencer (4) to the complete exhaust system. While holding the nut (8), loosen the screw (1) and remove the silencer (4) from the motorcycle. Loosen the screws (40) and remove the silencer guard (41). ...

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