Watching these detailed videos reminds of all the great videos bishop did on the Helix. Keep up the good work! I don't even own this type of scooter and I enjoyed it.
I tend to collect specialty and odd tools. I've got all sorts of them at work, and most only see rare use, but when I need them, there's no substitute for the right tool. Most people who work on vacuum cleaners have a very basic set of hand tools, but I've got probably 2-3 times the number of tools most do.
yeah the stator is expensive because no one makes a replacement for them. I have 2 FA50's and stator's for both. They are both showing 1/2 resistance they should be so the battery doesn't charge and the lights wont work.
Should do resistance testing without touching the metal at all otherwise the meter takes a reading considering your own body as a resistor and part of the circuit! Right hand with alligator clip or stick pin behind plug and left hand away and isolated from any metal parts. That is one of the reasons your resistance readings were oscillating, nonetheless thank you so much for your videos they are great and I am learning a lot from it as I have a Fa50 I am to restore. Also you can gently peak loose resin and sand it and re coat with resin they are only there as an isolating agent all u gotta do is brush some more on and sand excess gently to make them both weight the same on a scale.
This bike had a few electrical problems that I am not entirely certain of the root cause. All running lamps were burned out, the battery fuse was burned, and I found a few possible short circuits. When I kicked the engine over after replacing all bulbs, I was able to get the lights to "blink," indicating that (at a minimum), the lighting coil (the one that overheated), is producing current. I believe what really happened here is someone ran it with a dead battery, which overburdened the coil. Eventually, the battery fuse blew (protecting the coil from further damage), but removing the battery from the circuit caused a spike in voltage that blew out all the bulbs, one by one. It's critical that these bikes are run with a good, fully charged battery at all times!
Did you just slide/pull/hammer the cover off? I have gotten the two covers apart, but the rod is stuck to the cover, and i need it off to change a bearing. Thanks for help.
