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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:

Refitting the expansion tank
If the support (15) has been removed, place the hose clamps (14) on the bracket (15) orienting them as indicated. Fully press the pins (a) to block the clamps (14) until pins surfaces (b) are at the same level of the clamps (14) surfaces. Apply recommended threadlocker to the thread of the ...

Removing the valves
Raise the rocker arm (3) and remove the opening shim (5) from the valves with a pair of pliers. Push down the closing rocker arms (16) and (4) and the closing shim (7). Remove the half rings (6) from the valves with a magnetic screwdriver. Extract the closing shims (7) from the valve ...

Ground connection locations
The negative cable, which is normally connected to the negative pole of the battery, is fastened to the crankcase. From here, the cable branches off and splits up within the electrical system to carry the ground connection to the different elements in the system. The image shows the ground ...

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