Who's the man

[wymple]

That rewires or sells rewound stators? Mine has been at 13.4 volts max for 4 years, and seems to have finally given it up. I have a 1981 850G. I located and bought a genuine SH775 last year, haven't installed it yet. Might as well get both.

[Nessism]

Steve.

Did you rewire the charging system to bypass the stator loop and clean up excess resistance in the charging system path? With a SH775 and rewired system you may get the voltage up to a reasonable level.

[wymple]

I rewired and got rid of that odd leg loop when I got the bike some 4 or 5 years ago. I picked up 1-1/2 volts, from battery reading only to 13.4 max. It still kept the battery up for years, but it suddenly went South. It's plenty old enough to need the upgrades, no sense in putting it off any longer. I'm surprised it lasted this long.

[Steve]

That rewires or sells rewound stators?

Steve.

Well, I used to sell re-wound stators. Then the guy that did the work decided to not offer that service any more and quit, while he had several of my stators.

I have had good luck with Caltric stators, and they are cheaper than what I was offering in a re-wound unit.

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[tom203]

Hand rewinding is tricky...Chinese have seemed to acquire the old jap machinery to do this.
I've considered scooping one of these eBay wonders as backup, but I have not had any charging issues since mounting the SH-775 six years ago, so I'm procrastinating !

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STATOR-FITS-SUZUKI-GS850-GS850G-GS850GL-GS850GD-1980-1981-1982-1983/272631164819?fits=Make%3ASuzuki&hash=item3f7a156f93:g:tpsAAOSwCWFY8Pzl:sc:USPSPriority!04029!US!-1

[Steve]

That "eBay wonder" is a brand that I have never heard of (Celox), and is only a few bucks cheaper than the Caltric unit that I have used (with good results).

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[wymple]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stator-FITS-SUZUKI-GS850-GS850G-GS850GL-GS850GD-1980-1983/270688590339?hash=item3f064c1a03:g:SosAAOSwyTZUWSrv:sc:USPSPriority!52649!US!-1

Is this the correct Caltric, then? 12 pole? 18 pole?

[Steve]

That is the correct one.

Your '81 bike has an 18-pole stator. The only bikes with 12-pole stators also had kick starters, which ended in 1979.

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[hannibal]

Any opinions on Electrosport stators?

[Rich82GS750TZ]

ElectoSport is a respected brand. Works for me. I actually found a ES stator on Amazon for much cheaper than direct from ES. Not sure why.

[Guest]

That "eBay wonder" is a brand that I have never heard of (Celox), and is only a few bucks cheaper than the Caltric unit that I have used (with good results).

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I just put in a Caltric stator so glad to hear this. Have used some of their other products in the past and was happy with them as well.

[hannibal]

ElectoSport is a respected brand. Works for me. I actually found a ES stator on Amazon for much cheaper than direct from ES. Not sure why.

I've seen those. That's my first option if I ever need to replace my stator.

[Steve]

I used to have a Caltric stator in my 850. While I was getting things ready for our "little ride" last year, I decided to start with a fresh stator. I replaced the Caltric with an Electrosport. Had problems just installing it. It was thinner, requiring shorter bolts to mount it to the cover. Once it was in and running, the output is not nearly as good as the Caltric that came out.

I am about to take the ES stator out and put another Caltric in. You interested in the ES stator?

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[wymple]

I ordered a Caltric yesterday. Hopefully it will work well.

[TxGSrider]

I just put a Caltric stator in my GS a few weeks ago. Bolted right in and works great but I have no idea how long it'll last as Ive only put a couple hundred miles on it so far.