plumbhappy
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- Aug 15, 2010
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- Boat Info
- 1989 340 Sundancer
- Engines
- 7.4L Mercruiser Blue Water 340 hp (2)
Quicksilver 6.5 gen
Has anyone ever heard of jump starting the Stator?
Here's the background. I recently purchased a 340 with a Quicksilver 6.5 gs. It had two 12v batteries wired in series (24v) connected to a solenoid. The solenoid is triggered by the start switch and the hot side of the solenoid runs to the voltage regulator and connected to the stator(?). So I unhooked all this stuff and hooked all the wires up the way they should be and no voltage. I replaced the choke module thinking it wasn't getting the proper exciting voltage, no luck. Then I bought the manual, ran though the checks and the resistance on the stator excitor is lower than called for. The manual says replace the stator, but it works when a surge of voltage is applied to the stator. What gives?
I hooked the stator excitor up and ran the jump start of the stator and got voltage, but the gen ran hard like under a heavy load. So, I was back to the old set-up. I'm actually thinking of trying a capacitor instead of the second battery. I think it would be a better setup.
Has anyone ever seen this before? Does any of this make sense?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
Here's the background. I recently purchased a 340 with a Quicksilver 6.5 gs. It had two 12v batteries wired in series (24v) connected to a solenoid. The solenoid is triggered by the start switch and the hot side of the solenoid runs to the voltage regulator and connected to the stator(?). So I unhooked all this stuff and hooked all the wires up the way they should be and no voltage. I replaced the choke module thinking it wasn't getting the proper exciting voltage, no luck. Then I bought the manual, ran though the checks and the resistance on the stator excitor is lower than called for. The manual says replace the stator, but it works when a surge of voltage is applied to the stator. What gives?
I hooked the stator excitor up and ran the jump start of the stator and got voltage, but the gen ran hard like under a heavy load. So, I was back to the old set-up. I'm actually thinking of trying a capacitor instead of the second battery. I think it would be a better setup.
Has anyone ever seen this before? Does any of this make sense?
Thanks in advance,
Rob