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1978 Gs 1000 E stator question

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Ok I have been looking for a stator for my bike , yeah you can order online and pay $150 buck and wait 10 days or try your luck ordering off of ebay ..well I have found this cycle salvage shop close to me and spoke to the owner . He tells me bring in my stator and we can match it up with something for $30- $40 bucks
Yeah I understand this could be a short term repair . As it would be used .
But this is my option to be up and running this weekend ..
So im wondering is there anything in particular im looking for while trying to match up a stator ? The guy sais he has hundreds of them and hes certain we will find a match ...
 
"...So im wondering is there anything in particular im looking for while trying to match up a stator ? The guy sais he has hundreds of them and hes certain we will find a match ... "

Stator matchmaking service! wow! Since you have the 18 pole stator (but don't/can't use Steve's rewinder, bring stator cover with your old stator to make sure it fits.! Look for one that hasn't been BBQ'ed and check ohms lead to lead (about 1 ohm) and also to stator core (infinite ohms would be nice)
 
tom203 said:
"...So im wondering is there anything in particular im looking for while trying to match up a stator ? The guy sais he has hundreds of them and hes certain we will find a match ... "

Stator matchmaking service! wow! Since you have the 18 pole stator (but don't/can't use Steve's rewinder, bring stator cover with your old stator to make sure it fits.! Look for one that hasn't been BBQ'ed and check ohms lead to lead (about 1 ohm) and also to stator core (infinite ohms would be nice)
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So as long as its an 18 pole , fits in the cover , wires are long enough , and I get 1 ohms on each leg I should be good ?
Wasnt sure if these things push push out more ac power then others ?? But I guess the R/r would control that ?
 
"... I get 1 ohms on each leg "

Don't forget to check leg to stator core- this is important as winding might be shorting out on core.
 
tom203 said:
"...So im wondering is there anything in particular im looking for while trying to match up a stator ? The guy sais he has hundreds of them and hes certain we will find a match ... "

Stator matchmaking service! wow! Since you have the 18 pole stator (but don't/can't use Steve's rewinder, bring stator cover with your old stator to make sure it fits.! Look for one that hasn't been BBQ'ed and check ohms lead to lead (about 1 ohm) and also to stator core (infinite ohms would be nice)
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And I contacted a companyhere in toronto that re winds stators Tom .. get this they would do it for $280 bucks lol ... sorry dont know who Steve is , butcan he have my stator re wound by the end of the day and shipped back to toronto ?? Lol stator pooched out on my 650 now too !! Rode into work today but brought the booster pack and the battery charger , so when I got to work I could charge thebattery up to make it home !!
 
You are looking for a 18 pole stator. You can trust Steve on this site, he is involved with a rewinding service and will be a more affordable safe source for a quality stator. Hopefully he can ship to Canada.
 
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"....sorry dont know who Steve is , "

Steve is sure to show up- probably/might have rewound stators in his pockets -I don't know about shipping your way.
 
tom203 said:
"... I get 1 ohms on each leg "

Don't forget to check leg to stator core- this is important as winding might be shorting out on core.
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May be a stupid question ! But can I ask how to test leg to core Tom ? To test the leads I should be able to put meter to ohms touch red to each lead one at a time .then ground the black out on case or frame ?
Please correct me if im wrong
 
lrgguy said:
May be a stupid question ! But can I ask how to test leg to core Tom ? To test the leads I should be able to put meter to ohms touch red to each lead one at a time .then ground the black out on case or frame ?
Please correct me if im wrong
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Someone once told me here , its not stupid to ask , but is to not ask at all !! Hahah
 
lrgguy said:
May be a stupid question ! But can I ask how to test leg to core Tom ? To test the leads I should be able to put meter to ohms touch red to each lead one at a time .then ground the black out on case or frame ?
Please correct me if im wrong
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Yep. That would be correct. You should measure open on each leg to ground.
 
lrgguy said:
Someone once told me here , its not stupid to ask , but is to not ask at all !! Hahah
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The best test of the stator is the running AC test unless you have a megger, the resistance tests are useless.. Didn't you have two pair that read low voltage, you want to be close to 70 VAC on all three pair? If not your stator is bad. I was the one who said the only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask.
 
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lrgguy said:
May be a stupid question ! But can I ask how to test leg to core Tom ? To test the leads I should be able to put meter to ohms touch red to each lead one at a time .then ground the black out on case or frame ?
Please correct me if im wrong
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Yes, that will work; put black probe on inside of stator core- scratch tip across laminations to make good electical contact- hopefully there will be none!
 
OldVet66 said:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/member.php?u=484
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Thx old vet ... I still may wish to have mine re wound , but if I can get one that fits and works from this guy later today for $30-40 bucks that will do for the time being , beauty weekend here and some friends are going riding and I wanted to be able to join in , with out having to bring 2 batteries and a booster pack and charger ... lol hey guys its time to pull over and stop I have to charge my E BIKE UP ... HAHA
 
tom203 said:
Yes, that will work; put black probe on inside of stator core- scratch tip across laminations to make good electical contact- hopefully there will be none!
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Awsome ! Thx to all of you my skills are slowely improving using the multimeter ..
Cheers all and have a great weekend
And thx again
 
Lead colour makes zero difference in the A.C. and OHM settings.
 
tom203 said:
Yes, that will work; put black probe on inside of stator core- scratch tip across laminations to make good electical contact- hopefully there will be none!
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Don't even bother with the resistance tests. You can read good with a bad stator unless there is a toasty short. You are dealing with insulating varnish. Under no load it can read good and easily break down under load.
 
Better add a caveat just in case 'someone' pipes in. Lead polarity will matter when checking diodes etc.
 
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