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first time stator rewind WORKS GREAT!

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Red,
That is correct except the R/R ground will be lower than the battery potential because return current is flowing back to the R/R. Regardless this has little to do with the issue that stator completes a circuit and flow from the stator must be matched by flow in return and the blocking diodes smoked to prove it.
Pos
 
posplayr said:
Red,
That is correct except the R/R ground will be lower than the battery potential because return current is flowing back to the R/R. Regardless this has little to do with the issue that stator completes a circuit and flow from the stator must be matched by flow in return and the blocking diodes smoked to prove it.
Pos
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I already agreed to that.

I'll make some measurements on the bike when it's rebuilt. My guess is that the potential from the battery to the R/R is pretty darn low.
 
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motocycle shawn said:
well this should fix it all.
today i went on a ride. and by the time i got back the battery was dead..
looked at the diodes and all 3 where cracked and blown!
guess this was not a good trick after all.
replaces the wires with out the diodes and its charging just the same.

any one know what and why?
the diodes say n4001

i did find a bad ground too!
but it was in the motor to battery ground

but with or without them i'm still charging at 14.7 at 5000 and starts every time. don't really mater any motor i got a big motor for it now and the stator is good in that motor..

1100's:dancing: are the shxt!
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There are two things that could have happened to your 1N4001 rectifiers. The ratings are 1.0 amp current (that's way too low) and 50 PIV (peak inverse voltage)(marginal).
 
mixongw said:
There are two things that could have happened to your 1N4001 rectifiers. The ratings are 1.0 amp current (that's way too low) and 50 PIV (peak inverse voltage)(marginal).
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That and it was a misguided idea carried to fruition :-\\\
 
motocycle shawn said:
looked at the diodes and all 3 where cracked and blown!
guess this was not a good trick after all.
replaces the wires with out the diodes and its charging just the same.​

any one know what and why?
the diodes say n4001​
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I would say they just werent rated high enough.
 
Also, did you reuse your Little rubber grommet that seals the stator cover and lets the wire go through? Mine was shot, was lucky the new stator I just got in today had a new one on it. But i understand stators from Electrex do not come with them.
 
Just to put the diode issue into simple terms:
The "back blocking diodes" idea simply made a half-wave rectifier before the full wave rectifier in the R/R.
In this case you would see a correct charging voltage, but you would only be able to utilize half of the available power from the pm-generator.
Assuming the load at the R/R is pure ohmic, you would have to flow double the current in the working set of diodes - lucky for you, the "blocking" diodes was underrated and melted before the R/R blew.

thx
-blo
 
propflux01 said:
Also, did you reuse your Little rubber grommet that seals the stator cover and lets the wire go through? Mine was shot, was lucky the new stator I just got in today had a new one on it. But i understand stators from Electrex do not come with them.
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Oil can migrate out past that rubber grommet out past the o-ring on the starter shaft and leak out. Sealing that oil loss path can stop mysterious oil leaks. Be careful about getting RTV loose in the engine but apply liberally.
 
posplayr said:
Oil can migrate out past that rubber grommet out past the o-ring on the starter shaft and leak out. Sealing that oil loss path can stop mysterious oil leaks. Be careful about getting RTV loose in the engine but apply liberally.
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Yes, but when your grommet is completely soft and gooey, and cannot be reused, what do you use in its place?
 
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