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- 1981 GL1100 “Rats Nest”
1998 GL1500c Val
1987 CBR1000f “The Pig”
1991 CBR1000f Red
With the battery being relocated by the PO into the LH pannier I decided it would be wise to check the stator. As I also had the heads off it would be a lot easier to pull the engine to replace the stator if need be.
Battery cables in LH pannier
On my 86 1200A the stator leads are in 3 bullet connectors but the testing procedure is the same for the 3 pin connector or just the phase wires from the stator.
Phase pair 1
Phase pair 2
Phase pair 3
The multimeter is set on the lowest ohm scale for testing and I am using my cheap multimeter that I take with me on the bike so readings of 1 ohm and .9 ohm are acceptable. Using the multimeter you also need to test between each phase lead and ground making sure that you don't get a reading which would suggest that the insulation is faulty.
To be more certain of the insulation and the quality of the stator windings I prefer to do a high current test in this case using a 55w spotlight and 12v battery in place of the multimeter.
Battery cables in LH pannier
On my 86 1200A the stator leads are in 3 bullet connectors but the testing procedure is the same for the 3 pin connector or just the phase wires from the stator.
Phase pair 1
Stator phase test to ground. Insulation is good as no circuit.
Multimeter leads one to ground and the other to stator lead. Reading infinity (1 on the LH side...