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Buddy
My 1995 vn750 charges at 13.4 volts most of the time bike starts runs fine but i feel that i should be able to
get higher voltage readings . I am using a six month old yuausa AGM battery 220 cc. I have checked volt gauge with others and its accurate . I am thinking my stator is failing . I have not done any tests of it but I know i used to be able to get 14 volts. All connections were cleaned and wiped with dielectric grease i am very much on top of the maintenance.
I feel that i will need to do a stator on my bike soon and wanted to know which stator is the best to buy. I am not looking for a cheap unit I want potentially a higher output unit then the stock one would appreciate input from our members that have gone through the process and is there such a thing as a high output stator. I have my regulator rectifier relocated and installed in the wind so it runs cool .I have used LED lights so as to lower my electrical needs
LED headlights tail lights etc.
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ZCraggRatt
Just out of curiosity, what regulator are you running ? Does it use a separate sense wire ? Have you cleaned all connections to it ?
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mmart
Your stator is producing voltage, I’d check the regulator as well. If you do go forward and swap the stator, the OEM units from Kaw are around $400. I get a reading of 13+V at about 950 RPMs now.
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Spockster
13.4v is acceptable, it could be higher if the battery was discharged more.

The best output stator is going to be one that's custom rewound.

950 rpm is a fairly low idle.
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mmart
Spockster said:
13.4v is acceptable, it could be higher if the battery was discharged more.

The best output stator is going to be one that's custom rewound.

950 rpm is a fairly low idle.
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I have it set a tad low, I like the way it sounds to be completely honest. I say 950 but the needle levels off right below the 1 on the tach when it fully warms up.
Oil light never comes on so I don’t mess with it much.
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Buddy
ZCraggRatt said:
Just out of curiosity, what regulator are you running ? Does it use a separate sense wire ? Have you cleaned all connections to it ?
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It is OEM regulator/rectifier all connections were cleaned and dielectric’s grease . The wiring is all stock I did eliminate the bullet connectors of the three yellow stator wires and soldered them and heat shrink. Bike starts fine runs fine just seldom shows more than 13.4 volts . I am keeping my eye on it just trying to figure out what is my best option for a new stator is OEM better than ricks or any other available ones . I would spend the money to buy the best option since installing is a pain to do
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PseudoPhil
Don't use dielectric grease, it's an insulator. What you want is conductive grease:

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Buddy
They want 32.00 plus shipping for. 3 ounces
I have always used dielectric it says that’s what it’s for . Learn something new every day.
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Buddy said:
They want 32.00 plus shipping for. 3 ounces
I have always used dielectric it says that’s what it’s for . Learn something new every day.
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Just so happened to have a tube right next to me in a drawer. The satellite installer left this here last year and I kept it around. They use it when connecting coax cables.
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Checkered Floor Garage
Buddy I think the definitive way to tell is to test your R/R and stator with a volt meter. I tried doing that on mine too and saw my stator was the issue (not the R/R).
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Buddy
I know I have to test it haven’t got around to it I am mostly charging at 13.4 volts
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dirtrack650
Excellent products. Worth the money. A friend purchased their plug n play MOSFET r/r for his Yamaha FZ600 restoration project. Very well made. I use their stator in my 95 VN. Still going strong, 14.4v at the battery.

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