Thanks for all the advice. I checked out Ricks. looks like about $500 for both parts. I was hoping for a cheaper solution as the bike may be sold soon. At least its good to hear that someone is making a good solution to this issue.
On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 9:49 AM Doug Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris > > I have a cb650sc with the same issue. The stator doesn't turn on unless > the Field effect coil tells it that the battery needs to be charged... My > bike would only run for 12-15 minutes then I would have to charge the > battery again. If I was in the position where I had not replaced anything > yet... I would just go to ricks and swap out the VRR, ( Voltage Rectifier, > Regulator) It was like 120 bucks and my thoughts were that the Field Effect > coil gets turned on my the Silicone control rectifier in the VRR. I would > up putting a stator in it and it didn't fix the issue. So I put in the VRR > and new battery, I hope it helps. > > Dougjones > > On Friday, September 21, 2018 at 4:48:36 PM UTC-4, Chris Parr wrote: >> >> Hello Nighthawk Members, >> >> I have an 1983 CB550SC Nighthawk that has charging issues. Anyone know >> what options I have for a stator fix/replacement. I think that is the >> source of the issue and wonder if anyone has been able to find a >> replacement or even better, repair what they have. I went through some >> troubleshooting a while ago and know that there was no grounding of the >> case and I think it was just not producing what it needed to charge the >> battery. Don't remember the specific test. >> >> I guess it comes down to wanting to get it running again. Is there any >> sense to buying a 30+ year old part that someone says works fine on ebay? >> Is there a supplier for new or a rebuilder that does a good job for a >> reasonable price? >> >> Thanks!! >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
