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Offline stickman

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Where can I find a "firing stick" ?
« on: February 11, 2013, 05:01:51 AM »
Good morning, I am trying to locate a trouble shooting tool but don't know where to look
or even what to call it.  I was at a friends house recently and he was troubleshooting a
set of coils and wires and he used an old tool that lit up when placed next to a coil wire when fire was present.   I had never seen one before.  It resembles a ball point pin and had a
channel rounded out near the end which is where the coil wire would go.

My friend said it was a very old tool.  It seems it would be extremely useful to me and I would like to find one.  Obviously, its not necessarily a motorcycle only tool as it should have automotove applications as well.  I am not a gear head and this was new to me.  Anyone know what this device is called and if they are still available today ?  Tks,  Stickman
Ed Jones, Lenoir, NC
1971 CB750, 1994 Kaw police bike KZ1000

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Past bikes - Honda: SL350, CX650C, CB900C, CB1000C, CM450A; Kawasaki: several 1972 750 H2's; Suzuki: TC90J.

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Re: Where can I find a "firing stick" ?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2013, 06:21:02 AM »
Kandrtech:  That's her.  Spark tester indicator.  Ordering one today.  Many thanks.
Ed Jones, Lenoir, NC
1971 CB750, 1994 Kaw police bike KZ1000


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Re: Where can I find a "firing stick" ?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 11:38:51 AM »
That is very neat! Didn't even know such a thing existed!

I was aware of the ones that you plug in-line with your plug and you can physically see the spark jump. This one seems to just pick up the magnetic field that is produced by the spark. Pretty neat.

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Re: Where can I find a "firing stick" ?
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2013, 01:51:40 PM »
That looks like a nice tool. I've been making do using the timing light to check for a spark but thats not something you can take on the road easily.