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| | | Leethal | | Zeus |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,407 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Apr 2023 - 19:22 Post title : Battery not charging. | | | So, a mate's 1600 quit on him on the way to a flocking, down on volts. Was towed to a major country town dealer and after some "swap" diagnosing the finger was pointed to the stator. Long story but bike ended up being towed to my place 600kms away.
I did the regulator/rectifier checks, it passed all but one of the diode checks and that just may be a fault with my multimeter, stator passed all checks except for the AC output voltage, these were down around 5-9 VAC. 15-25 is the range. No new ones in the country, surprise, so a SH one was purchased. After removing a very stubborn flywheel ( thanks PeteronKarra for the proper tool, my home made one wasn't good enough for the first time ever) I noticed that the magnetic ring which is glued to the inside of the flywheel seemed loose. Sure enough the glue had failed and the ring I suspect , was getting hung up on the stator windings thus rotating slower and not producing enough current/volts. We are now awaiting the arrival of a SH flywheel (thanks again Peter) and have also decided to fit the SH stator.
The decision to fit the purchased stator was prompted mainly due to the PIA job that it could be without at least removing the rear wheel. As we are also fitting a new drive belt (3 stone punctures) the swingarm is out (another issue here!!! ) so it's much easier.
The 1600 is a 2012 with relatively low kms, 60000 kms approx. Another age issue?
I am sure that I have read somewhere of this magnet ring failure before, but only the one, so it seems rare.
More to follow as we progress.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 16 Apr 2023 - 13:47 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Leethal) | | |
Leethal wrote:
...The 1600 is a 2012 with relatively low kms, 60000 kms approx. Another age issue?
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Wow, age never crossed my mind but preventative maintenance. I hope age doesn't become an issue, 14 years (w/48k km). 
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| | | Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,923 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Apr 2023 - 13:47 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Leethal) | | | I remember Rayglo losing an engine ( trashed ) because of a stator failure ( dealer did not locktite the bolts and something came loose ) Things are not perfect in this world and I expect it but it does not deter me either.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,524 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 16 Apr 2023 - 13:58 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Linkdog) | | |
Linkdog wrote:
I remember Rayglo losing an engine ( trashed ) because of a stator failure.... |
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A stator failure caused the BA to breakdown in Sturgis. At least I wasn't stranded in the sticks, I appreciated that! 
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,407 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 16 Apr 2023 - 22:06 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Linkdog) | | |
Linkdog wrote:
I remember Rayglo losing an engine ( trashed ) because of a stator failure ( dealer did not locktite the bolts and something came loose ) Things are not perfect in this world and I expect it but it does not deter me either. |
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Yes, everything inside that casing should be loctited.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,407 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 17 Apr 2023 - 20:58 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Leethal) | | | Update. SH flywheel installed, thanks Pete, quick start up and all is good, charging at 14.2 volts at 1500rpm. Swingarm refitted ,new belt installed just have to put the bike back together.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| | | Slcharger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/02/2016 | | Posts | : | 1,661 | | Location | : | Denmark |
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| | Posted : 18 Apr 2023 - 00:27 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Leethal) | | | Sometimes persistence and plain logic does the trick.
Well done.
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,407 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 18 Apr 2023 - 07:28 Post title : Re: Battery not charging. (Re: Slcharger) | | | Kim.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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