2 yellow wires By Gti (Read 2,703 times)

[Gti]

The new stator I got today has two yellow wires instead of a white and a yellow. What is the deal?

www.partsforscooters.com/164-102_Gy6_8-Coil_Stator

[Alleyoop]

The yellow just replaces the White wire.
Alleyoop

[justbuggin]

that might be a floating ground stator if your old stator is grounded the new one will not work with the R/R you need to set the 2 of them side beside each other and look for anything that is def. use a DMM to test the ohms of each wire to the rest and to ground which would be the metal part in the middle

[Bashan]

If I might clarify things a little, a floating ground stator will not have a ground for the two yellows. I know that sounds contradictory but that's how it works. So you can test continuity (or ohms) from yellow to yellow and should get a continuity tone. Then with a floating ground there will be no continuity from each yellow to the stator's metal frame as Justbuggin pointed out. If you do have continuity from each yellow to base, it's a standard stator as Alley pointed out. Then you would have to determine which yellow was supposed to be white. You'd have to install the stator and test the voltages with the engine running. The white will have a higher voltage.

[justbuggin]

good info Bashan you still have to have the correct R/R for the stator you are using or you will have problems with charging and lights that run of the stator

[Bashan]

Wow Justbuggin, you are entirely correct, I forgot about the R/R. I used this Trail Tech R/R when I floated the ground on a 150cc:

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As you can see the R/R has two yellows designed for a stator with one ungrounded charging circuit. You are correct, a standard GY6 R/R will burn up with a floating ground stator. Also, R/Rs built for a floating ground will fail with a standard white/yellow wire stator. Very good point...my bad.