Hello,
While working on my Aero i accidentily severed one wire in on one of the "spools" on the stator by spinning the metal cover with the fan screws too far in. I havent tried seeing if it still works because i was wondering what i could do to fix it while its still apart and out of the frame. Can the wire be soldered or can i buy some wire and rewrap the stator. I looked online and at Babbitts its $80+ and unavailable.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Stator troubles
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Stator troubles
1981 Honda C70
1985 Honda Aero50
1985 Honda Aero50
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Ouch! yeah, its easy to have that accident, only happens once!
In my opinion its easier to get a used stator and swap it out. Check eBay and such, I've got them for under $30.
Maybe you can scape the wire ends and solder a bridge over the severed wire. Use a hot iron, and do it quickly. Hot iron will let less heat spread out into the wire and coil, limiting damage potential. For a small break like that you can use a thinner gauge wire for the bridge, it should make soldering easier.
Downside: The coils are impregnated with something - varnish? That will melt smoke & smell bad - as can the insulation on the wire at soldering temperatures. You could end up with a shorted coil immediately or a failure after the repair. I recall coil wire insulation is 'designed' to melt at soldering temp. Production shops used to dip cut wire ends into a solder pot to strip the insulation. Much faster than scraping or sanding the varnish off.
In my opinion its easier to get a used stator and swap it out. Check eBay and such, I've got them for under $30.
Maybe you can scape the wire ends and solder a bridge over the severed wire. Use a hot iron, and do it quickly. Hot iron will let less heat spread out into the wire and coil, limiting damage potential. For a small break like that you can use a thinner gauge wire for the bridge, it should make soldering easier.
Downside: The coils are impregnated with something - varnish? That will melt smoke & smell bad - as can the insulation on the wire at soldering temperatures. You could end up with a shorted coil immediately or a failure after the repair. I recall coil wire insulation is 'designed' to melt at soldering temp. Production shops used to dip cut wire ends into a solder pot to strip the insulation. Much faster than scraping or sanding the varnish off.