My bike caught fire yesterday- stator gone! - what am i looking at $$

[busabim]

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It's on the left side of the tail. DJ saw it while we were swapping out the bent sub-frame

My 1999 Shitzooki had the same problem, the rectifier wasn't putting out 15 volts and on my last trip it left me without any electronics on the way back home. Luckily ,it was a Lifo battery and it came back to life when i got home and charged it. The r/r part failed with less than 25000 km on the bike.

Always keep an eye on your voltage on a zuki, put on a voltmeter on battery and make sure it is putting out the correct voltage! Apparently they have the same design since 1970.

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[unL33T]

Should all bikes be 15V? I don't think I've seen much over 14 on mine and it idles just below 13.

When the negative terminal was loose it would idle around 11 and was as low as 7 when the bike wasn't running. Headlight would flash and tach would drop out when idling, heh. Shop that changed it didn't tighten the terminals properly and never secured the battery in (and lost the bolt that holds it in).

 

[busabim]

Should all bikes be 15V? I don't think I've seen much over 14 on mine and it idles just below 13.

When the negative terminal was loose it would idle around 11 and was as low as 7 when the bike wasn't running. Headlight would flash and tach would drop out when idling, heh. Shop that changed it didn't tighten the terminals properly and never secured the battery in (and lost the bolt that holds it in).

Check your service manual. In most 12-volt systems this equates to a normal charging system output voltage of around 14-to 14.75 volts,

 

[unL33T]

Check your service manual. In most 12-volt systems this equates to a normal charging system output voltage of around 14-to 14.75 volts,

Hmm only thing I can find is that if it is not within 10-16V a warning light will come on. I did find out I'm supposed to have a battery breather installed which I don't recall seeing...

My 944 is also usually more around 13V but I've been wondering since I bought the car if there is something wrong with that. Supposedly the gauge is known for reading low, though.

 

[silverbullet132]

13.5v-14.5v is healthy charging voltage, 14.5-15 and your pushing it

 

[busabim]

Lifo batteries need more than 14.5 to charge correctly, FYI

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[RockerGuy]

My gsxr when idle measures 14.5v when revved to 3k rpm sits at 14.2

 

[petieboy]

When mine went, my stator was also cooked. Replaced it with an OEM stator and Rick's R/R. Rick's unit is beefier, the wiring is thicker and well insulated. Rode it for 1 year and sold it. Didn't have a problem with it since replacing it and the new owner has been in touch with me and the bike is still going strong.

Thanks Mina. Was considering Rick's as a replacement. His prices have since gone up though. I'm leaning toward the FH020AA MOSFET now. Was considering the new series type SH775 but there's been cases of these types of r/r crapping out in high rpm scenarios.

13.5v-14.5v is healthy charging voltage, 14.5-15 and your pushing it

With the OEM r/r I was getting 15V at idle and over 17V at 5000rpm! Unfortunately I found this out after it took out the ECU and wrecked the battery.

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