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Post by kurmyt on Apr 27, 2013 12:25:06 GMT -5
Frustration level is rising. I think I know the answer but I know very little about electrical...
So I have replaced the regulator with one from the local scoot shop. No difference in lights.
Ordered a new stator from Absolutely Scooters. Got it in this morning...and the lights are now dimmer than they were. Getting less than 2 VAC to them.
Out of frustration I accidentally started bike with lights in but the four wire harness not plugged into regulator. Lights burn bright...brighter with revving.
I'm assuming that riding without that harness plugged into regulator would lead to all kinds of problems? Like blowing bulbs...
Any ideas on where to look now? I'm to the point of taking it to someone because I just have no idea...but the man in me wants to conquer this.
70 degrees finally and I'm stuck in the garage with a floor full of parts...
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Post by kurmyt on Apr 23, 2013 7:25:25 GMT -5
[replyingto=skuttadawg]skuttadawg[/replyingto]Thanks for the confirmation. I'm just gonna stick with the 8-pole for now and some LED taillights. I'm out on the burbs and so the few miles I need to do on non-lighted roads are pretty low traffic areas. I don't like the HID lights, either.
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Post by kurmyt on Apr 22, 2013 21:46:44 GMT -5
Well...the new regulator improved things just a teeny tiny bit...but now maybe I have better isolated the problem. I'm getting nothing off the yellow wire. When it is unplugged from regulator, I'm getting low-to-mid 40s AC off the white wire, and zip off the yellow. That's most likely a stator issue?
And if so...I haven't gotten anything apart yet (at least until I pick up a flywheel puller)...but assuming I have a 6 or 8 pole now, is it worth upgrading to 11-pole? I don't have a desire to do a ton with changing lights beyond maybe something brighter in front. And I have this brand spankin' new regulator that probably isn't compatible with 11-pole. But lessons learned along the way.
Or I just take it to a guy and pay him to do it...but what's the fun in that?
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Post by kurmyt on Apr 13, 2013 12:57:57 GMT -5
[replyingto=kurmyt]kurmyt[/replyingto]Well...I was following a video from YouTube on testing regulator. Red wire from battery is fine. Yellow wire reads right around 12v AC. White wire reads 6.7ish which is what I get from lights when brakes are on. Bad regulator?
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Post by kurmyt on Apr 13, 2013 8:28:09 GMT -5
Well I'll hope for a grounding issue and move from there to r/r. Away we go...
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Post by kurmyt on Apr 12, 2013 23:09:27 GMT -5
First used scoot purchased last fall...just getting warm enough for Season 1 of Fun. It's a JMStar 150...looks like a Phantom. Sat outside for two years before someone else bought it and got it running well. I took it out a couple of times in November.
Noticed dim lights at night. I'm barely a novice on electrical, but here's what I have figured out. Lights only come on when running.
It's a new battery...reading high 14s when running. Lights read 5.7 when running...when braking they raise to 6.7. I grounded against frame and same readings.
I've got all the wiring unwrapped. Checked a few solders where grounds split off. Nothing visible that I have seen yet as being bad.
Checked a few other lights and the horn, and they are all 12+.
Should I just keeping checking grounds for something bad? Or might it be something else?
Thanks for the help.
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