Stator part 2: the WRECKONING!

[inanecathode]

... I wanted the Hanz to be perfect so I went with a lot of new stuff and I ended up over buying.

You seem to do that pop.... I have a box full of spare V parts in my garage too.. ;)

Yeah but bmw parts are actually worth something  ;) :D

[funkamongus]

lol

[Kid Jedi]

The bottom line. Don't rebuild your oem stator.  Get one from ricks. it has 1/4in of epoxy over the holder. i got one for ~126 to my hand because I am magical. Its a great unit, with high quality wires and wrap.  So I dropped in the new stator at 11K so lets see how long it lasts.

[inanecathode]

The bottom line. Don't rebuild your oem stator.  Get one from ricks. it has 1/4in of epoxy over the holder. i got one for ~126 to my hand because I am magical. Its a great unit, with high quality wires and wrap.  So I dropped in the new stator at 11K so lets see how long it lasts.

Just cause you messed your first time rewinding a stator for anything ever, doesnt mean other people shouldnt try, and doesnt mean a personally rewrapped stator is any worse than any other build.

[akvision]

Tim Parrot, timparrot, TIM PARROT@ exactly less than $100 with a solid guarantee!  How simple does it get?

"Seems like you young guys always want to do it the hard way."  That's what my Dad told me, a long ago, what wisdom.

[rhpaw]

My dad once told me " Don't drive what you can't push!.."


Things are sometimes remembered out of context and taken to heart.

(yes, I can even push a vanagon)

[inanecathode]

Re-reading this thread, as i'll be probably rewinding a stator here soon, i think you missed a couple things that could have nuked your stator, kid:

Where you skip the phases around, and where the wire crosses, instead of tucking up the crossover wire you go straight across, that could have been smashed on install. Also, the 'arm pits' of the stator arms are the only parts that arent armored with your paper. Yeah, you got the top and around the diameter but you didnt address the actual corner itself. It may be strong paper, but looking at the pictures it doesnt look like theres any there.

[Kid Jedi]

I noticed that and redesigned the paper system to be a single piece that wraps around each post and you nip the corners to get it to fold down. Would you like a piece of nomex? It would fit in a simple letter. If you want to do this right you should make a mold of the stator w/o wire and then grind down each arm by about 20% then place the stator back in the mold and fill up each arm with some type of epoxy. so you have a HUGE layer of protection.

[inanecathode]

Did you use the nomex when you did yours, or just the paper?

I'll take it if you're not using it. Just need a good way to protect the wire from the core.

[Kid Jedi]

I used a DMD paper rated for 50C lower than the nomex. I never actually made a nomex stator. After I spoke to the guys at ricks, they convinced me to buy on of their awesome ones. pm me a mailing address and I will send out a letter with a few sheets of nomex in it. enough for a stator at least. I have a spare stator core if you want, and you can even use some of my extra wire if you are willing to pay for shipping.

[inanecathode]

I used a DMD paper rated for 50C lower than the nomex. I never actually made a nomex stator. After I spoke to the guys at ricks, they convinced me to buy on of their awesome ones. pm me a mailing address and I will send out a letter with a few sheets of nomex in it. enough for a stator at least. I have a spare stator core if you want, and you can even use some of my extra wire if you are willing to pay for shipping.

Awesome  8)