| Author | Message | ||
     Juggalo080 |
Hey, this isn't actually for my buell, but a friend of mines bike died and isn't charging, he has already replaced the voltage regulator and I have the stator out now. I have a DVOM to test, but I'm not sure what the resistance is supposed to be between each piece on the stator. Am I right that you have to go around the inside and test each two next to eachother? Is the DVOM supposed to be on 200k or just 200? What is it supposed to read when I try to test it? Thanks for any help | ||
| Reepicheep |
Got a sechematic for it? What bike is it out of? How many wires? The windings should have low but not zero resistance... some fraction of an ohm or so, but more then just hooking the leads to each other. DVOM should be on it's lowest range of resistance measurement (sounds like 200 in your case). The resistance of the leads to the metal parts, where it bolts to the bike, should be infinity. When they fail, they dump a lot of current, so it would not be at all unusual to be able to spot the burnt enamel where it shorted. You might be able to spot it visually. | ||
| Juggalo080 |
It has 3 wires going from it, they're all yellow. I put it on resistance and went from the wires between eachother and they were all the same. I think I was getting .8 or .9, but it was consistent. Where else should I test? I'm not very familiar with stators or DVOM's so it's a challenge for me to figure out. Thanks again | ||
| Sportyeric |
The Buell manual says to test from each lead to ground, as Reep says. Then test across the leads. Should be .2 to .4 ohms. If you're consistant at .9 you're probably good there, for as much as my opinion is worth. If the test to ground is OK, I'd call it good and look elsewhere: battery, ground, cables, etc. | ||
| Reepicheep |
That sounds like a good stator. Try going from each wire to the metal part where it bolts down to whatever it bolts down to in the engine. If that is not infinity (same as test probe connected to nothing), then it is a bad stator. | ||
| Fullpower |
yeah, if it is not shorted to ground, has a very low resistance between all three leads, and is NOT burned and stinky, then you have a good stator.you might look for a fuse or circuit breaker btween the regulator output and battery. also check for a good ground connection from regulator to chassis. also quite possible to have a defective regulator right out of the box. | ||
| Fullpower |
oh. forgot to ask... you HAVE charged and load tested the battery, right? |
