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| Subject: | Bad Rotax 582 Stator Coil Removed |
Pulsar People,=0A=0AI am making progress with my Rotax 582 ignition problem
.- I just got the stator coil removed and fortunately the open 6 inches b
efore the firewall, I did not need to remove or slide the engine from its m
ounts.=0A=0AI found one of the white (ground) magneto charging wires was br
oken right at the 2 prong rubber connector (shouldn't have had to remove th
e coil to discover that).- But both green wires of this magneto charging
source are open and as I am told they should read 230 ohms to ground.- I
wiggled wires to see if there was a loose connection or intermittent, but t
hey always showed open.- The wires and physical condition of the stator c
oil look perfectly fine, no scuffing, cracks, just looks solid.=0A=0AI anti
cipate ordering a replacement coil ($713, Ouch! one seventh the cost of a w
hole new engine).- But, it scares me a bit that both mag charging coils a
re bad.- In a way not a surprise, because during my most recent trouble s
hooting, I could not get spark from either ignition circuit.- Earlier, th
ere was a time, when one ignition circuit was working, where I found that t
he engine would not run on "L" mag switch, swapped mags, still would not ru
nt on "L" mag switch, so both mags seem okay. But now I am wondering, can a
mag have a fault condition that burns up a stator coil?- I doubt it, but
it could be costly to replace the stator coil and fry it.- From the look
s of the 4 mag charging coils, they must have a significantly thinner wire,
and allot more turns (230 ohms worth) than the regulator/battery charging
coils, so they would be more susceptible to failure.=0A=0AThe Quicksilver o
wner that I got the stator flywheel puller from, said he went through the s
ame problem and replaced a stator coil on his Rotax 503.=0A=0AI plan on cal
ling LEAF and talking to a tech, but any other thoughts from the Pulsar gro
up out there is much appreciated.=0A=0AGotta get this Pulsar safely flying
for the Pulsar convention.=0A=0ABest regards,=0A=0ARonko
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