gs650e Stator + R/R issue

[salty_monk]

Seems like you have a short somewhere in that circuit. As you’ve disconnected the wires that go to headlight switch (if you have it) then perhaps you’ve been into that hand control and pinched a wire or something?
otherwise look for frayed wires in the headlight bucket and also broken wires at the neck of the bike where the main “trunk” of cables pass.
I also had one bike with a problem inside the speedo gauge cluster causing that same symptom.
The orange / orange white (power to lighting circuit) wires are what I would be tracing.
use a wiring diagram for your model. Bon Chance!

 

[tom203]

”Don't understand with my voltage drop when I connect the R/R to the battery.“

I’d suspect your used stator is no good….as its output goes up, it shorts out on itself , dropping the voltage . A stator can look good during the 80 volt phase to phase stuff but fail to deliver when loaded.due to higher magnetic forces tugging at the windings.

 

[Grimly]

”Don't understand with my voltage drop when I connect the R/R to the battery.“

I’d suspect your used stator is no good….as its output goes up, it shorts out on itself , dropping the voltage . A stator can look good during the 80 volt phase to phase stuff but fail to deliver when loaded.due to higher magnetic forces tugging at the windings.

Yep, I had one like that. It passed all the tests but was hopeless under load.