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Stator is good. Helps if I read the directions. I was measuring wrong. The legs all produce up to 80 when revved.1981 GS 1100e turbo, 83 motor, turbo pistons, new head, new turbo, backed and welded clutch basket, Dyna S ignition, cbr 929 front end, gsxr 750 rear end with 190 tire, all carbon fiber covered bodywork.
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The discolored positive lead to the panel is just grime. I sanded every contact and put electrcal grease on them.1981 GS 1100e turbo, 83 motor, turbo pistons, new head, new turbo, backed and welded clutch basket, Dyna S ignition, cbr 929 front end, gsxr 750 rear end with 190 tire, all carbon fiber covered bodywork.
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If you have 80+ volts AC at each stator leg then your stator is probably not the source of your charging problem. You can do a quick double check and check the DC resistance between each of the stator legs and ground. If you read an open circuit then you're good. Start looking at the R/R or wiring as being the problem area.http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)
Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)
JTGS850GL aka Julius
GS Resource Greetings
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Best to do leg to ground test while doing the running AC test- the alternating high voltage tortures the windings more than the low voltage of a multimeter's ohm test. My last failed stator passed the ohm test, but failed the leg to ground AC . It was BBQ'ed upon inspection.1981 gs650L
"We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin
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Originally posted by turbojonn View PostThe discolored positive lead to the panel is just grime. I sanded every contact and put electrcal grease on them.Last edited by posplayr; 11-29-2015, 05:58 PM.
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Originally posted by tom203 View PostBest to do leg to ground test while doing the running AC test- the alternating high voltage tortures the windings more than the low voltage of a multimeter's ohm test. My last failed stator passed the ohm test, but failed the leg to ground AC . It was BBQ'ed upon inspection.
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If you do pass the leg to ground @5k rpm tests then redo the quick test to see if your numbers improve any with the clean up done.
if it improved the run the phase A tests where you measure voltage drops. It is possible you just have very high resistance preventing the battery from charging.
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Found the problem. Two rubber sealed spade connectors were were side by side and had worn through the insulation. It was inside the harness inside a rubber boot inside a taped connection bundle. Life is good once more. Thanks for all the help and patience. Alot of other stuff is cleaned up now as a result, especially the fuse holders.1981 GS 1100e turbo, 83 motor, turbo pistons, new head, new turbo, backed and welded clutch basket, Dyna S ignition, cbr 929 front end, gsxr 750 rear end with 190 tire, all carbon fiber covered bodywork.
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It's hard wired in with almost no slack left. It showed 13.7 charging. Maybe next weekend. Im revaling in the moment for now. I'll post a pic of the offending pair of connectors tonight. Sneaky liitle issue.1981 GS 1100e turbo, 83 motor, turbo pistons, new head, new turbo, backed and welded clutch basket, Dyna S ignition, cbr 929 front end, gsxr 750 rear end with 190 tire, all carbon fiber covered bodywork.
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Originally posted by turbojonn View PostIt's hard wired in with almost no slack left. It showed 13.7 charging. Maybe next weekend. Im revaling in the moment for now. I'll post a pic of the offending pair of connectors tonight. Sneaky liitle issue.
Textbook case of 1st Law of Stator testing
13.7V means you have dirty connections between battery and R/R and the fusebox is the first place to start and don't get out the sandpaper .Last edited by posplayr; 11-29-2015, 08:11 PM.
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Here's the pic
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I think I'll clip out the connectors and hard wire these two pieces.Last edited by turbojonn; 11-29-2015, 11:04 PM.1981 GS 1100e turbo, 83 motor, turbo pistons, new head, new turbo, backed and welded clutch basket, Dyna S ignition, cbr 929 front end, gsxr 750 rear end with 190 tire, all carbon fiber covered bodywork.
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Here's the pic
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Dont know what the wires go to, but they were sucking about 2 volts 2volts via the short.1981 GS 1100e turbo, 83 motor, turbo pistons, new head, new turbo, backed and welded clutch basket, Dyna S ignition, cbr 929 front end, gsxr 750 rear end with 190 tire, all carbon fiber covered bodywork.
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