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blakep82

posted on 22/11/12 at 02:48 PM Reply With Quote
electic choke for bike carbs?

has anyone ever seen this done, or got any ideas how it might work?

i'd like to make use of the choke on the zx9r carbs, don't really want a cable on the dash though. its only thin carbon fibre, a bit bendy, and i've not really got anything more substantial to fix the cable on to, so i'm wondering if theres any sort of electric linear activator thing that can fit on the choke cable things, and work off a small push button switch on the dash?
either latching or momentary switch. not really tried starting the car in the cold, but never had a problem firing up straight away from a cold engine without the choke, but never tried below about 10 degrees, so maybe even a momentary switch to just get it started, hold down a few seconds, then let go would work?

any ideas?



also, just a mention, anyone got any 225/50r15 tyres laying about? prefer toyo t1r, but could be anything, part work, completely bald, whatever, just to check front wheel clearances etc

[Edited on 22/11/12 by blakep82]





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Autosri

posted on 22/11/12 at 03:11 PM Reply With Quote
I made a setup for my dcoe 40s used a big solenoid from eBay an old bike cable a momentery push button and it works perfectly

Get in let fuel pump prime hold button and start hold for 5 seconds and your perfect

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tegwin

posted on 22/11/12 at 03:35 PM Reply With Quote
I built a remote choke for a hovercraft a few years ago using a decent RC servo and then created a simple circuit to enable me to control the servo with a little twist knob on the dash... Could get clever with it so the choke auto switches on if its cold/cold engine...





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snapper

posted on 22/11/12 at 05:29 PM Reply With Quote
I used the red bonnet release lever on the Sierra column





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Fatgadget

posted on 22/11/12 at 07:04 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Autosri
I made a setup for my dcoe 40s used a big solenoid from eBay an old bike cable a momentery push button and it works perfectly

Get in let fuel pump prime hold button and start hold for 5 seconds and your perfect


You found the need to ever use choke on a DCOE setup?

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blakep82

posted on 22/11/12 at 10:00 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by snapper
I used the red bonnet release lever on the Sierra column


there's only one bit of sierra on my car and its the gearbox, so not an option for me!

thanks for the info, any pictures of how you've both done it?
i wondered if there was any sort of solenoid/actuator that fits right into the choke mechanism, needing to just be put in and connected up?





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