Blowing rectifier, just replaced stator, worked fine 1996 xp

[joelmatt89]

I just replaced the stator and ran it for 15 minutes and it was fine then all the sudden it stopped working and won't start, the wire that comes off the stator labeled 2 on the mag which is the wire that goes into the rectifier's only male connector seems like it is shorting out and blowing the rectifier when I plug it in the battery's voltage drops way down and it sparks when plugging it in. Does that mean the stator somehow broke in 15 minutes of use. If so what would cause that to break or is there something else that causes the rectifier to blow.

 

[seadoosnipe]

Stators......

There are two different types of stator systems that I know of for the Rotax engines...........are you sure you got the right one?

 

[joelmatt89]

It looked the exact same. Would it work for fifteen minutes and then all of the sudden stop working like that. I mean logically the only thing I changed before it started blowing the rectifier was the stator, but I have found logic is not very logical when it comes to sea doos !!!

 

[seadoosnipe]

.......logic.

No, they are a very simple design. That's what makes them so fun to work on.

There ARE two different ignition types. The DC-CDI and the CDI, operating on different watts. If you guessed at the stator cause it looked the same, you may have guessed wrong. I did expect you to come in and say you matched the parts up correctly, instead, your just saying, it looked the same.

If by chance, this is the correct stator, then no, it's not common for you to be blowing the rectifier. But, the trouble will be between the rectifier and the magneto.

When you put the mag back on, what's the possibility you grouned it. Outside of pinching a wire, grounding out the mag, I don't know what else would cause you to continually blow the rectifier.

 

[Dennis]

shorted

What color is the #2 wire that you are referring to?
DAWG

 

[Dennis]

stator

Here"s what else I know:
The 787 and 951 stators are the same. This stator will NOT bolt up to any other SEADOO engine so if it bolted to the engine cover without any problems then it is the correct stator.
The stator you installed did not come with a connector so you had to install the stator wires into the connector that is inside the front engine cover yourself. If you did not install each wire in it's correct location in the connector then you created a problem.
Here's what I would do:
1. disconnect the battery
2. disconnect the rectifier
3. plug harness into front engine cover
4. you should have 5 wires going to the rectifier...3 yellow, 1 red (battery power) and 1 black( ground)
5. Check the continuity with a ohm meter( harness side). All three of the yellow wires should show continuity between themselves. There should be NO continuity between any of the yellow wires and ground. If you installed the stator wires correctly and the continuity of the wires is correct then you have a shorted rectifier. If the continuity is incorrect then: you did not install wires correctly( pinched inside cover ?) or you installed a faulty stator or the harness is pinched somewhere between the front engine cover and the rectifier in the electrical box .
GOOD LUCK, DAWG