ieatfurniture
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The stator in the picture has the same plug as my bad one. The one I ordered has the 3 wires but a flat plug with all 3 connections side by side. I can upload a picture when I get home.
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I got a used stator for 25 dollars I was told it came off of an 83 but when I got it, the plug on the stator doesn't match the one on my bike. Anyone know anything about this? Did I just get ripped off?
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I went back and checked again just to make sure I was checking ac and I am still getting the same readings.
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I am testing with the plug undone. I was able to get a 20 volt reading with the good venture but with mine I was only getting about 4.9 when checking the female side of the plug. The reason I was having such a hard time before was cause I was checking the male side of the plug.
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Dingy!!! Best piece of advise. "The Female side of the plug" I've been checking the male side. Only getting about 4 volts. So I definitely have a bad stator. Is there a good walk through on replacing the stator out there?
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Ok so now I have 2 ventures in my garage right now. 1 good 1 bad. Both are 83's I am doing the same tests on each. When measuring the ac voltage on the good one at the stator plug I am getting a steady 12 volts between all three combinations. When I do it on mine the bad one I'm getting close to the same. The only difference is mine is not as consistent as the good one. Mine will jump around a little between 10 and 15 volts. As for checking for a ground I am showing that it is grounded but I am also showing the good one grounds out as well so I am probably doing something wrong there. The meter I borrowed is a little advanced for my no electrical knowledge so I am having the owner of the meter coming over in a little bit to help make sure I am using it right. Also My battery is good. I have tried it in both bikes.
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Ok so I fixed the loose connection problem got the bike running and started the charging system checks. At 3000 rpm's voltage at the battery doesn't go up to 14 it just stays at about 12 so something is wrong. Checked the ac at the stator plug and I'm getting readings at about 10 with all 3 different combinations. None were significantly lower than the others. So from what I have read the stator isn't bad. Is this right? Is there anything else I need to check?
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I'll be sure to check all of the connections and clean everything tomorrow and see how it goes after that. Right now it's 28 degrees so it's a little to cold to be hanging out in the garage. I need to invest in a heater so I can make the winter projects more comfortable. Can't wait for spring!!!
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Ok definitely a loose connection. With the key on I wiggle the positive cable and the power will come on. When I try to start it the negative sparks like crazy. It's really cold out in the garage right now so I haven't been out there for very long but at least I have a starting point right now. I know the cables are screwed on tight so that's not the loose connection problem. I'll have to get out there during the day when it is a little warmer check it out more thoroughly. Any good things to check? Thanks again everyone for all the help. It's good to have other people's help because I always over think it and go straight to the worse and don't even bother to check things like loose connections.
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With the key off I have power to the clock but as soon as I turn the key to the on position I lose all power. I was having problems with the charging system and I was told to check the plug between the alternator stator and the voltage regulator for burned connections. I accidentally tried to start the bike before plugging this connection back together and it made a weird buzzing sound and that is when this whole loss of power when the key is on problem started. So Now I need to fix this problem before I can finish repairing the charging problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? Where to start? I'm kind of at a loss on this one. I tried searching the forums for a similar problem already posted but wasn't able to find one.