YPVS Loses Position(?)

[m in sc]

looked perfect actually.

[mnein]

Well crap. I suppose it would be better if they had found something wrong with the stator, then you at least could point your finger at something.

[2steve]

Well crap. I suppose it would be better if they had found something wrong with the stator, then you at least could point your finger at something.

Yeah, that threw a little wrinkle into things. I tested that red/white wire that I had used to check the winding with high ohms last night. It was fine.

Planning to call Rick's and tell then to go ahead. I saw that dark brown insulation and it did smell burnt. Seems like something might be intermittent and shows up fine for them, but not real life dependable.

[RDnuTZ]

Well crap. I suppose it would be better if they had found something wrong with the stator, then you at least could point your finger at something.

Yeah, that threw a little wrinkle into things. I tested that red/white wire that I had used to check the winding with high ohms last night. It was fine.

Planning to call Rick's and tell then to go ahead. I saw that dark brown insulation and it did smell burnt. Seems like something might be intermittent and shows up fine for them, but not real life dependable.

Good call IMO. In the past I always had terrible luck in situations like this. I'd figure "OK Great! Experts said it's OK, so I get off cheap". Then get it back together and seems good for a bit before it fails for good. Lesson learned the hard way   

[m in sc]

yeah. man I hope I was right and didn't cost you unnecessary funds. but, at least when it's back (and I'm pretty sure that's the issue) you'll KNOW

[2steve]

Joe@Rick's is on it. They are to call for my credit card info.
$360, but a big step forward in troubleshooting and peace of mind.
Hoping to feel that rush of RZ torque again.
In the meantime, there are plenty of little things to do.

Either way, Mark, I appreciate it.

[m in sc]

for me, peace of mind is worth it. like said we went thru every last component  Josh's

[mnein]

It seems at this stage of the game you gotta do the stator dance. Heather will understand.

[2steve]

It seems at this stage of the game you gotta do the stator dance. Heather will understand.

She knits, using expensive yarn. So the understanding is built in. If her friends ask about a shawl, they have no idea that just the yarn cost is over $120. It's therapy. She knits so nobody dies.

[RDnuTZ]

lol. my wife has horses that cost way more $ for feeding, vet bills, etc. than all my cycle projects combined so I never hear a word about my hobby being expensive 

[1976RD400C]

My wife: "I thought you said you would be selling some of your bikes, that never seems to happen"

[RDnuTZ]

exactly! I've heard that so many times before, so I list each bike I sold in the previous year. oops, forgetting to mention the new ones I replaced them with 

[2steve]

Stator is making its way back from NH.
I got distracted by the gauges. They look like this:


Diablo decals will get them looking like this first attempt as long as I don't mess things up:


Buying some Testors fluorescent orange to turn the middle strip on the bottom side of the needles back to orange instead of faded white.

That must mean that I'm optimistic that it will run right soon.

[mnein]

Hey Steve, just got back from vacation. Hope the stator cures things, and rock on with the gauges. Them there are hard to replace. My wifes hobbies do not come close to costing as much as mine do, but we have some working understanding on financing of said hobbies.

[2steve]

Gauges look much better with new Diablo faces and the needles painted fluorescent orange.

Rick's did a good looking job on the stator. Hope that is the true cause of the low-mid range running problems.