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Possible to damage Stator by giving a jump start?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrUnlucky" data-source="post: 198137" data-attributes="member: 4550"><p>So apparently it was just the bad connection on one stator wire. Haven't put it on the charger since tuesday and she's behaving properly again now.</p><p>Still going to collect parts for the Poorboy just in case. Since it seems that I should be reading 14+ at the battery when she's running and I'm only getting 12.5 and that doesn't seem to go up noticably when revving the engine, and the 6.8v on one stator lead is outside of what seems to be the "normal" range.</p><p></p><p>Thank you, everyone, for the input.</p><p></p><p>Current theory:</p><p>The factory plug for the stator wires was already gone when I got the bike. It had sta-con connectors which were overheating because the contact area was too small for the amperage, so I trimmed away the burnt wire and made jumpers with #12 THHN solid wire and wire-nuts. I'm thinking that vibration and/or heat caused enough of the strands to burn/break off over time and the attempt to charge the car battery burned out the remaining strands so that one lead was no longer getting contact. I didn't notice that the strands I saw wrapped around the solid wire were just frayed bits of the insulation when I read 0.2v due to lack of copper contact (can't be sure of that, though, time machine is on back-order).</p><p></p><p>I still want to get the battery tested (just in case) and check the stator voltage on all three wires while disconnected, but the job I'm on is about to wrap up so a lot of last-minute overtime to get the building ready for inspection has eaten up all my time. Will report in one more time this weekend when I've had time to investigate further. For now I'm just happy and relieved that I don't have to pull the motor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrUnlucky, post: 198137, member: 4550"] So apparently it was just the bad connection on one stator wire. Haven't put it on the charger since tuesday and she's behaving properly again now. Still going to collect parts for the Poorboy just in case. Since it seems that I should be reading 14+ at the battery when she's running and I'm only getting 12.5 and that doesn't seem to go up noticably when revving the engine, and the 6.8v on one stator lead is outside of what seems to be the "normal" range. Thank you, everyone, for the input. Current theory: The factory plug for the stator wires was already gone when I got the bike. It had sta-con connectors which were overheating because the contact area was too small for the amperage, so I trimmed away the burnt wire and made jumpers with #12 THHN solid wire and wire-nuts. I'm thinking that vibration and/or heat caused enough of the strands to burn/break off over time and the attempt to charge the car battery burned out the remaining strands so that one lead was no longer getting contact. I didn't notice that the strands I saw wrapped around the solid wire were just frayed bits of the insulation when I read 0.2v due to lack of copper contact (can't be sure of that, though, time machine is on back-order). I still want to get the battery tested (just in case) and check the stator voltage on all three wires while disconnected, but the job I'm on is about to wrap up so a lot of last-minute overtime to get the building ready for inspection has eaten up all my time. Will report in one more time this weekend when I've had time to investigate further. For now I'm just happy and relieved that I don't have to pull the motor. [/QUOTE]
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