cNw
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Hi,
Well as of today CNW will be recalling some of the Sparx units we have sold over the last 8 months
There is no question that there is an issue and over a relatively short amount of time the charging system will fail.
This is, as mentioned in a previous post, apparently only affecting the last batch of Sparx systems. In other words, just becuse you have a Sparx alternator system does not mean that you have one that may fail.
Several different reasons for causing the failures have been brought up but I tend to trust Jims theory that its related to a short in the Stator ultimately over heating that unit, actually melting the potting compound and even loosening the coils as they arent held in place any longer.
So the best way to see if you have one of the bad stators, is to remove your outer primary cover and see if your stator has some cracks and potting material melting. Depending on miles the unit has on it this will be more or less obvious.
CNW is only one of the distributors of this system but I have decided to replace the entire kit. Voltage regulator, Stator, and Rotor. This just to ensure that any and all bad parts are being replaced.
I will be contacting all of those that bought the system in question from me. This will happen within the next couple of weeks.
If you have bought your system from another vendor I would suggest you contact them directly to see what they can do for you. Again, these issues are only related to the last batch of kits, most likely sold within the last year.
Sorry for the trouble and we'll try to get through it as smoothly as possible.
If you have any questions, dont hesitate to contact us at the shop, 970-882-7163 or via e-mail at nortonworks@fone.net
Thanks
Matt / Colorado Norton Works
http://www.coloradonortonworks.com
Well as of today CNW will be recalling some of the Sparx units we have sold over the last 8 months
There is no question that there is an issue and over a relatively short amount of time the charging system will fail.
This is, as mentioned in a previous post, apparently only affecting the last batch of Sparx systems. In other words, just becuse you have a Sparx alternator system does not mean that you have one that may fail.
Several different reasons for causing the failures have been brought up but I tend to trust Jims theory that its related to a short in the Stator ultimately over heating that unit, actually melting the potting compound and even loosening the coils as they arent held in place any longer.
So the best way to see if you have one of the bad stators, is to remove your outer primary cover and see if your stator has some cracks and potting material melting. Depending on miles the unit has on it this will be more or less obvious.
CNW is only one of the distributors of this system but I have decided to replace the entire kit. Voltage regulator, Stator, and Rotor. This just to ensure that any and all bad parts are being replaced.
I will be contacting all of those that bought the system in question from me. This will happen within the next couple of weeks.
If you have bought your system from another vendor I would suggest you contact them directly to see what they can do for you. Again, these issues are only related to the last batch of kits, most likely sold within the last year.
Sorry for the trouble and we'll try to get through it as smoothly as possible.
If you have any questions, dont hesitate to contact us at the shop, 970-882-7163 or via e-mail at nortonworks@fone.net
Thanks
Matt / Colorado Norton Works
http://www.coloradonortonworks.com
