'98 F3 Electrical issue
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So long as none of the Yellow wires are shorted to ground (meaning you don't see continuity ) and if you read between any of the Yellow wires to another Yellow wire you read between 0.1 ohms and 1.0 ohms (for the most part any reading that is less than one ohm) you're fine on the Stator and nothing to worry about.
3 yellow wires to ground = 3 open circuits
between the 3 yellow wires = all read 0.00 ohms to each other
What does the no resistance between the yellows mean? I had my multimeter, (which is a good one before you ask, it's a Gardner Bender like $100 model, so it's not crap) set on 200ohm.
Last edited by fordfenatic09; 05-10-2011 at 11:27 AM. Reason: Misread previous post and infornmation in mine was backwards
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well went out and checked just a little bit ago, and here's what I found
3 yellow wires to ground = 3 open circuits
between the 3 yellow wires = all read 0.00 ohms to each other
What does the no resistance between the yellows mean? I had my multimeter, (which is a good one before you ask, it's a Gardner Bender like $100 model, so it's not crap) set on 200ohm.
3 yellow wires to ground = 3 open circuits
between the 3 yellow wires = all read 0.00 ohms to each other
What does the no resistance between the yellows mean? I had my multimeter, (which is a good one before you ask, it's a Gardner Bender like $100 model, so it's not crap) set on 200ohm.
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It mostly means that your Stator is just fine. I think that unless you've had your meter calibrated, that it wouldn't be unusual for it to not read the 0.1 ohms. The Stator is basically 3 coils of wire. There is really no resistance in those wires with the exception of how long they are.
-Frankie
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My 97 F3 developed a similar problem a ride a few years ago. My low beam went out; I didn't and know it and continued to ride for awhile. When I stopped she wouldn't restart and after a bump start I experienced the same refusal to rev and bouncing revs settling back to idle. My battery like yours measured good voltage. I replaced my regulator/rectifier but that didn't solve the problem. THE FIX (for me at least); NEW BATTERY, Perform a load test on your battery. When my 97 acted similarly, my battery measured fine with bike off but the voltage fell to like 4v under load.
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