Starting issue

[kylemanley1]

Well, I ordered a new caltric stator and installed it today and it STILL fails the stator test! I'm stumped for sure now

[posplayr]

Well, I ordered a new caltric stator and installed it today and it STILL fails the stator test! I'm stumped for sure now

So are we, there are a million stator tests.

[JTGS850GL]

Well, I ordered a new caltric stator and installed it today and it STILL fails the stator test! I'm stumped for sure now

How about describing, in detail, how you're doing the stator tests.

[kylemanley1]

Sorry guys for being vague I will try and fill you in. I followed the stator test on bikecliffs website. It showed no significant charging throughout test and when testing for resistance between stator legs it showed 0 instead of .5-2ohms. Hard to believe I may have gotten a brand new stator with a shorts

[posplayr]

Sorry guys for being vague I will try and fill you in. I followed the stator test on bikecliffs website. It showed no significant charging throughout test and when testing for resistance between stator legs it showed 0 instead of .5-2ohms. Hard to believe I may have gotten a brand new stator with a shorts

I don't think you are the first one. Any stator warrants a close physical inspection for workmanship and a quick ohm tests prior to install. It is certainly not impossible that you shorted the wires yourself.

Is the stator grounded to the frame?

[tom203]

"... Hard to believe I may have gotten a brand new stator with a shorts"

yes, it is hard to believe- I think your meter is no good at measuring very low ohms like .8 .Try another meter. And make sure it is on its lowest ohm range like 200.

[kylemanley1]

The ground from the R/R is grounded to frame ( I haven't grounded it to battery negative yet simply because the wire is too short) but the test is performed without stator connected to that so I don't understand how that would affect the test (I am inexperienced though so no offense)

[JTGS850GL]

What type of meter are you using to make the measurements? You need to use the lowest scale in order to make the proper measurements. If you're using a DVM that has auto range, then use that. Did you disconnect the R/R and do the dynamic AC measurements with the engine running? I think it would be less likely of having two bad stators then you doing the measurements incorrectly. Not saying it can't happen... Just less likely. That's why I was curious as to the details of how you measured out the stator. Keep in mind that the initial stator measurements must be performed with the R/R disconnected.

[kylemanley1]

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This is my meter, have to admit it was the cheapest one I could find

[posplayr]

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This is my meter, have to admit it was the cheapest one I could find

Your thrift with the VM may not not be your biggest issue; Your austerity in explanation is a different matter.

[tom203]

You can always find cheaper! Try it on the 200 ohm scale, but make sure it has good battery!

[JTGS850GL]

Should work on the 200 ohm scale. Not the best but you shouldn't be seeing 0 ohms from stator leg to leg. When measuring leg to core use the 2000K scale. When doing the dynamic test from leg to leg with the engine at 5k RPMs use the AC measurement on the 200 scale.

[kylemanley1]

So I decided to perform the "charging system output test" and " no load alternator test" from my clymer manual. For the charging system test it indicates that @ 5000 rpm while connecting pos lead of meter to starter relay and negative lead to ground on frame meter should show 14-15 v DC. My bike showed 12.9 but would raise .01 per sec. For the no load test connecting meter leads to legs of stator @5000 rpm it should read 75 volts Ac. My meter jumped around all over the place constantly, with highest number about 69. I will note that wires from stator after first test were warm. Battery could be a bit drained from prior tests today but did start with fully charged battery

[JTGS850GL]

Did you disconnect all three stator wires from the R/R when doing that measurement?

[kylemanley1]

During the no load test yes they were disconnected. During the charging output test they were connected