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Burnt connectors

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I thought I did a good job fitting my RR and stator last year, apparently not:
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Can I even do a run through of the Stator Papers like this or should I wait till I have redone the connections?

What a pain, I was planning on riding today!
 
It's really hard to tell what you have from that picture but a bad conection in a high current application will generate a lot of heat. Repair the connections, then do your tests.
 
So what is the absolute best connector? I don't want to do this again.
 
Most people use spade terminals, you need the proper crimping tool to cinch them down (I have one from Harbor Freight that works well).

One thing that will help these terminals live is to bypass the factory wiring and hook your R/R direct to the battery with an inline fuse. Make sure the ground for your R/R is solid as well - a dual ground system with one going to the battery and the other to the frame is recommended.
 
MikeG said:
So what is the absolute best connector? I don't want to do this again.
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Not sure if it's the "absolute best", but you can check out these connectors from Eastern Beaver.

I recently ordered a wiring harness (scroll down to the bottom) for the new FET r/r on my wife's bike and was impressed with the quality of the harness and the speed of the service. I placed the order on a Sunday afternoon and received the order on Friday. Not bad, especially if you consider that it came from Japan. :eek:
I have no reason to believe that your experience will be any worse.

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Steve said:
Not sure if it's the "absolute best", but you can check out these connectors from Eastern Beaver.

I recently ordered a wiring harness (scroll down to the bottom) for the new FET r/r on my wife's bike and was impressed with the quality of the harness and the speed of the service. I placed the order on a Sunday afternoon and received the order on Friday. Not bad, especially if you consider that it came from Japan. :eek:
I have no reason to believe that your experience will be any worse.

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Nice link there Steve. Bookmarked.:D One of those three pronged terminal plugs would be ideal for the stator.
 
When I got the harness for the FET r/r, I was trying to decide between just getting the connectors or the complete harness.
I opted for the harness mainly because it also included the connector for the stator connection.
The choice of connector manufacturers was a small bonus. I don't know which one is technically better, I just went with the black one for aesthetics. :o

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New connectors gives me 14.3 at 2500, 14.8 at 5K. Fingers crossed.
 
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