Who else is running a voltage regulator?

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Hey chopped 850, I have a couple of stators in similar condition, what would you charge to do that repair?

I'm joking but man that looks pretty good. I'd still apply a thick gob of silicon or support material to the body of the stator and taper it out along the cable for an inch or so. That way all the stress when handling the stator doesn't concentrate at the joint and the run of cable is more apt to absorb this stress. Make sure to mount it in place before the silicon sets so it pre-forms in the right direction to exit the chain case.

Just like the cord of an appliance has a re-enforced cable near the plug so this kind of damage never occurs through constant plugging and unplugging, the stator lead can benefit from the same kind of stress support. They should come from the factory like that.

Sounds like you are looked after by Brian anyway which is great!
 
I was going to turn the stator around and have the wire facing the inner primary and then through the hole so there was no worry about it bending while facing the front. Or will that make a difference in the polarity with the rotor spinning in there. I don't think it will make a difference but thought I would ask.
 
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I was going to turn the stator around and have the wire facing the inner primary and then through the hole so there was no worry about it bending while facing the front.

Hi chopped850, good to see you are well on your way with the bike. Regarding the above, when I opened up the primary case to do the clutch when I got the bike a few months ago I noticed that the PO had fitted the stator with the wires facing inward, which I immediately thought was wrong, when I took it off the wires had been squashed against the outrigger plate, mine is a Mk3 though and I not sure if you will have a similar problem. I turned the stator back so the wires faced outward,(proper direction), and slipped a small piece of plastic pipe with a bend in it over the wires and glued it to the stator so the the wires had a bend that was not too acute it also protects them a bit.
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Chopped - your stator is in the mail. Hope it works for you - please let me know, and "pay it forward." - BrianK
 
Did you try out the stator you fixed yet? Curious to see if it works even if you are getting another one.
 
Yep,

Remodeling a bathroom was on my wife's list last weekend so I got nothing done on the important Norton project.
I'm not quite done yet but I should finish tonight and then I can do a little Norton work.
The honeydo list is necessary for domestic tranquility.
 
I was going to turn the stator around and have the wire facing the inner primary and then through the hole so there was no worry about it bending while facing the front. Or will that make a difference in the polarity with the rotor spinning in there. I don't think it will make a difference but thought I would ask.
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Thanks guys, you really started something here. This thread has prompted me to twist the 1st bolt on my Norton in 25 years. Anyway, I removed the chaincase cover and this is what I found.

Who else is running a voltage regulator?


The silicon job doesn't look as good as I would have thought I'd a done but then it likely deteriorated after all these years:) You can see the end of the shrink fit near the wire hook. I would have put at least 500 miles on it like this but probably a lot more. I just remember my last road trip was about 500 miles.
 
Thanks for the pic RennieK as I'm going to install my stator like that and now I can see the purpose of the hook. Out to the garage.
 
Looking at this photo I think I must have pulled any slack out of the cable at some time after I closed up the chain case. I don't think I would normally have had such a harsh bend in the cable.
 
DAMN I'M GOOD! It is running and like it should. It's also wired for a negative ground. At first when running it wouldn't jump up. I took it around the block and got into it real good. Came home and put the meter on her and wouldn't you know it the meter rises to just under 14 volts. I feel alittle more confident in her now! Thanks everyone for their input. If you need a stator fixed let me know. I'm gonna run this one till it fails. :D
 
Congrats, chopped850!

If you don't need the stator I sent you, please offer it up to someone who does. The postage I paid to send it is my gift to you; up to you whether you charge postage to whomever you pass it on to.

Thanks - B
 
If you don't need the stator I sent you, please offer it up to someone who does.
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Hey Brian, I think he should hang onto yours for a while or maybe he could offer up his repaired one to someone in need.

At any rate, Thank You Brian on behalf of all of us for your generosity (as I know we are all thinking the same thing)! It is acts like this that help make this site so exceptional and keeps our Nortons snortin.
 
By all means chopped is welcome to keep as a spare or whatever - I gave it away, shouldn't and don't mean to be telling him what he can now do with it!

I've received so much help from folks at this site - and thanks again all - that it is a pleasure to be able to give something back to the community, however small it may be (the "something back," not the community!).
 
Yeah I plan on hanging onto it for now. If it last's for a while then I will pass it on or ship it back. Thanks again!

When my buddy stopped by after work to see it. I started her up and when we put the meter on it with throttle it went to 14.6 Volts. So it's all good for now.
 
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