Was the stator damaged on your project bike that had been low sided?

What is it about the RM stator that is of concern?

Care to post a pic?

 

This is 2013 Streeple. It was lowsided a few years ago, but ran OK on short rides I used it for. Then it started having that famous "not starting up when is hot" issue. As I mentioned, RM stator I received looks exactly the same as those Chinese $50 Ebay stators. The windings are quite thin, they are not covered with any protective isolation, like OEM or Ricks stator for example, and the whole quality does not really impress me. Some spots actually look like dings in isolation. Plus "Made in China" stamp made me think it is just the same thing as cheapo stators on Ebay. So, why spending $140 on something that costs $45? Then I did some reading and stumbled upon some bad posts about the quality of Rm stators. I might be overthinking it, but I don't want to get stranded again after 100 miles with cheapo starter taking a boom on me. There is nothing special in those stators, and I can probably rewind one by myself, had I had time and good copper wire, but this stator looks like it was quickly built by a poor Chinese dude who has to make like a hundred of them a day. ))

Here is a pic. As you can see, some bracket pieces already fell off once I unpackaged it.

And here is a $40 Ebay stator. I don't see any difference.

 

I understand your concern:
1. Windings are not uniformly tight wound.
2. The windings have not been dipped (and baked) in varnish after winding.

This can lead to turn to turn vibration, which may rub until an interwinding short occurs.

 

Yeah. Exactly. Its going back. And I will keep scratching my head on what to buy as a replacement

 

You'll find the connectors appear to be a better quality on the RM Stator compared to the cheapies on eBay. But you might like to read my other post as well considering what has just happened to my latest one.

 

I ended up putting Ricks. It looked good at least. Haven't put many miles on it but seems to be working fine for now.

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