How charging / ignition / starting systems work - What are these ATV UTV Motorcycle Parts

[@BeSome1]

I'm a maintenance technician. And I just wanted to leave a comment and say that you did a very good job of explaining the wiring diagram an the flow of electricity. Most explanations do not look underneath the plastic to show you what is taking place.

[@dwayneharris3874]

As a retired electronics technician and long-time motorcycle enthusiast, I thought your presentation was excellent.

[@rickstride7269]

after 59 years of motorcycling...finally someone explained the electronics.. you R the BEST...RM STATOR

[@sweetmatthew662]

Really? There are people that watched this and gave it a thumbs down? This was an awesome video with great explanation of how key components work. What a bunch of haters! Thumbs up all the way!

[@imkitsoularas]

I havenot seen any other mechanic explaying these stuff but for me there is no need to search any in order to understard what is going on. Thank youvery much. From Greece!

[@outbackenduro7418]

You've put a lot of time into helping explain how all the mysterious components basically work. This video will help many people. A big thank you and a well done explanation

[@jockoross3187]

Well done!

[@250txc]

Age 61 and just now have a clue on all these electrically and ignition parts! Pretty easy to follow also with the way you were explaining all of it together

[@Rmstatorinc]

That's awesome! Glad to help!

[@opiojoel4272]

Thanx for the video. Ive watched it almost five times and now i am confident about repairing my 250cc scooter which currently has no spark😊

[@paulmcdowall6660]

wow, that's the absolute best video I've ever seen of explaining the charging/ignition/starting systems. I'd really appreciate a video showing how to replace a stator and R/R on a Suzuki Boulevard C90. I've been told that these bikes from 2005-2007 are notorious for stators burning out. I had one burn out on me while out riding and had to pay a fortune to get it replaced but I'd really like to know how to do it myself. thanks so much.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Glad to help! I agree, a C90 would be a great video. I will keep an eye out for one of those for an upcoming video. Thanks!

[@rexdutton3906]

Thanks for the input you really help

[@tubetop65]

just installed thier ac/ dc conversion kit for the YFZ 450. everything was straight forward, clear instruction, great photos. Happy to have my quad back running again!

[@uriab2022]

thank you very much from ISRAEL. your explanation is an Excellent . you are explaning for details simple and clear, and demostrating the best way to teach. even i have background about it . but i have been learning more things from you . THANK YOU VERY MUCH . OF COURSE ILL WATCH MORE .

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks for the comment! Very glad it helped you!

[@picwick57]

I bought a stator last year from RM thinking it was the issue. After reviewing your video I proceeded to test & found the connector for battery feed from V.R. to be the culprit. Always handy to have spare parts since the stator is fine in my sled & no need to replace. You are a great teacher, easy to follow with in dept procedures to help some of us understand in general layman terms!! Thanks😎👍

[@Rmstatorinc]

That's awesome, glad to hear it! We're always happy to help.

[@herkko61]

Wow! So clear speech that even a non-native English speaking person can understand everything. Thank you very much!

[@Rmstatorinc]

Great, glad to hear it! We're happy to hear it helped you out.

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[@davidhutchinson6910]

Thank you for your video. You have provided an answer to literally every question that I’ve had about low horsepower engines. Very clear Li stated and articulated quite nicely. You don’t hesitate when you speak, and you get right to the point. You don’t waste time with unnecessary chatter. I would enjoy watching a video on you discussing a method to upgrade or convert an old bikes ignition system from points to a CDI system. Specifically we have a couple of bombardier products.

[@orinmed1-ex2hc]

Extremely helpful while I work through trouble shooting my current issues with my machine. Kept it simple and to the point, Thank you!

[@davidhaley7053]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You enlightened me to the fact there are 2 voltage regulators!!! One dc and one ac! Great job! I was so frustrated.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Glad I could help!

[@stubikeco]

Great video! Excellent way of showing all the components and their function in a basic, not too detailed or confusing manner. You crammed a LOT of information into a relatively short video. Great job.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks!

[@linoramos2706]

Plain and simple thanks

[@Baumeister40]

Thank you for a great lesson... from an architect who is learning to troubleshoot his gokart.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fernando67lo]

Thank you much for this video, I watched 3 times to fully understand it.

[@mitchel543]

Best video explanation of these systems on KZbin. Thank you so much, Helped me fix the wiring on my old motorcycle!

[@martytart4048]

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[@rasmusaggerholm]

You did a really magnificent job here explaining the components and the way they interact. Thank you!

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks!!

[@spandon]

Brilliant, you are a great educator (says the guy who jumped school early), thanks and all the best.

[@chrishamilton3418]

Outstanding! You removed a lot of the mystery of these components. Thanks!

[@nii_lonmusk]

This is the most detailed video I’ve ever watched in my life. With the best explanation too. Honestly I hope this guy is having a great day cos wow

[@jamesreed7358]

very well done. Clear, correct and complete. Thankyou for posting !

[@Rmstatorinc]

You are welcome!

[@kathleenresendez3133]

Lmm

[@RobertGibson1957]

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[@3niknicholson]

Excellent video. I'd been looking online for a correct explanation of permanent magnet alternators principles and encountered a lot of misunderstanding of how electricity works. You obviously understand your subject and you also explain it simply and accurately. Thanks.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks alot, really glad it helped out!

[@randallhooper4451]

You have a great understanding of single winding and 'Y' windings in an alternator and how they all work together. your explanation will help me to teach the automotive Merit BAdge to young scouts in an easy-to-follow and understand method. Thank you so much!

[@knutejay]

Brilliant! I always assumed it was just some kind of magic happening... Thanks for the thorough explanation! I'm stoked that I'll now know what all those wires do next time I'm wrenching.

[@Rmstatorinc]

No problem!

[@rickpreston3327]

Great info. Please keep making video's, a really big help when you are as lost as I was. Thanks again.

[@tonywall8991]

Thank you, very well explained, I've been looking for this type of explanation for days now. Now I understand what it is I'm looking for.

[@hubertyoung5571]

Excellent tutorial bro. Thank you so much for sharing. You make it sound similar, but I know these presentations take time to put together. We all appreciate your time and sharing. Thanks again.

[@KevinFinney-ml1wc]

Phenomenal Videos, put it in such easy to understand laymens term. Thanks

[@buckrogers7498]

Very informative! I'm mid stator rectifier change on my bike and already have the parts, but this kind of detailed video and explanation will make me look at your company first for future purchases.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Great, we're glad to help!

[@Snekithi]

Thank you for your clear explanation. I have been searching these kind of information for a many days. The way you explained was very simple and anyone can understand this system. Please upload more technical videos like this.

[@richardmartinez8877]

Excellent explanation of the individual parts and how they woke together. Much appreciated!

[@davidoboyle8831]

Thanks so much.. Trying to understand this patiently for years through different formats.. Then in less than An hour .. A few eureka moments.. Top drawer stuff

[@Rmstatorinc]

Awesome, glad it helped!

[@harishiyyer2589]

You put it perfectly sir..

[@PTF491]

Great video. Appreciate the time effort and detail put into the explanation and editing. Very understandable due to the speaker breaking it down to a level of knowledge to that of a person with little to no prior knowledge of these systems.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Excellent, thanks!

[@danejurus69]

Wish I had seen this video before I chose an OEM stator over one your guys' stators. I was just worried that an OEM one would be better quality but after seeing this, you guys look like you know what you're doing. 😀

[@Rmstatorinc]

No problem, give us a shot next time!

[@rocketrobMontana]

this guy really knows his shit! Nice work explaining some complex electronic concepts.

[@sreenivasanm4303]

Fully information packed video. Thanks for introducing various types of components and it's working in details. Many many thanks.

[@Rmstatorinc]

No problem, happy to help!

[@DizzyFromTheSpin]

This video was exactly what I needed and you are explaining it to the exact level that I needed it. THank you so much, I've never got as much good quality information from YouTueb before....and I live on KZbin to learn. Thanks again!

[@EastCoastNewbie]

Great Educational Video, the stator went bad due to the magnets falling off the flywheel on my Yamaha R1. I have a way better understanding now of how it all ties together. Keep up the great work.

[@michaeltwohig2889]

MOST DIRECT VERY DETAILED EASY TO FOLLOW SOLVED MY PROBLEM WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ELECTRONICS THANKS MICK

[@roseelectronics4582]

This video is exceptionally helpful. You explanation is very easy to understand.

[@jackas1583]

God Bless for educating the world with this very valuable knowledge. Thank you.

[@sannsannlam1277]

This is an excellent video with clear explanations. Great reference material. Thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you.

[@Rmstatorinc]

No problem, thanks!

[@my1zoky]

Great explanation of how these components work, much appreciated keep up the good work! From the central valley of California

[@chandrakantindapurkar8738]

Definately a good video on power system of a two wheeler, thoroughly explained in simple words, your pnounciation quite good sir to understand the subject correctly I am very much thankful to you sir

[@hraybrown1]

Wow. What a great presentation and educational system. First problem with my UTV side by siide. Now know what problem is and what to replace. Now need to figure out how to get stator out. Thanks. Wonderful job.

[@dougmadoerin9990]

Best explanation I've seen. Down to earth and in layman's terms. I'll probably be looking at more of your videos I see on your website

[@charski]

WOW, that was a perfect explanation and kept my interest! thanks so much for putting this together!

[@Rmstatorinc]

No problem!

[@rickharris5485]

Like everyone else has said, great presentation. You have a rare gift that most teachers don't have. I'm here because I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out a no spark condition on an old atv I just bought. The previous owner/owners have had their grubby little hands in it, so it's kind of like a puzzle with no box to go by.

[@genefortney9133]

Thanks for an excellent video that gave a great overview of what has far too long been a gray area in my understanding of the ignition and charging systems for small engines. I look forward to a possible future video that may show common problems that may happen to these components. Thanks again!

[@Rmstatorinc]

No problem, glad to help!

[@meldeer6253]

HOLY CRAP thank you so much i was having trouble with my sxs an explaining how i thought it worked to my friend who was trying to help me get it runing now i understand it a lot better thank you

[@Rmstatorinc]

Glad it helped!

[@jeffcolton825]

You are awesome, wish I knew this info 20 years ago. You make an impossible subject understandable to regular people. That takes patience and skill. My electrician is crazy, gets into measuring capacitors with his meter farads I think, that is where i jump ship. can you show us how to test rectifiers, or does it vary per application. Anyhow thanks for all you do.

[@DNomer]

Excellent presentation -- nice clear explanations of each component. My only correction is in the rectifier / vreg, these are full wave bridges, and they do not 'throw away' the negative part of the wave, they flip it to be positive.

[@garethmilne6887]

Yep.

[@motorcyclegarage2307]

This is brilliant, fills in a lot of gaps.

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks!

[@Spitfireseven]

SIMPLY EXCELLENT EXPLANATIONS,... thankyou.

[@superslowmr258]

Such an informative video thank you for this. Just picked up some bikes non running and you gave us an awesome understanding to get them running again.

[@abdulravufhassan2218]

Its amazing ... one of the best explanation . Actually I am from india but I can understood your English.

[@lehanlynch]

Bought a stator from you 2 weeks back.. Broken on arrival.. Love it

[@Rmstatorinc]

Sorry to hear that. Did you contact our customer service to get it replaced? It would be no problem to replace under warranty. Unfortunately that happens in shipping sometimes.

[@lehanlynch]

@@Rmstatorinc honestly doubt it. Package arrived in 100% condition. Stator as well.. For me to return the stator is more of a hassle now its not even worth it. I live in South Africa so its gonna take a month again to get the part replaced. Ill have it repaired rather..

[@RonBme]

Thank you sir. U gave me a clear complete understanding of the starter sys

[@chug2138]

Excellent, excellent, excellent. well spoken also. very clear and understandable.

[@lesthompson5907]

so we can run the engine without a stator , solong as we have a trigger & a battery supply even charging can be done separately with say a alternator . ? or a charging unit . is that correct I believe it is going from what you have explained , hear ?

[@Ivan_Salazar1965]

thank you very much, It was an excellent course to learn how does work the stator works, thanks for you time and experience.

[@kmrmike]

Couldn't be more clear....great job!

[@edgardotanada4999]

well done very informative presentation thanks

[@bobbylewis7214]

Thank you for making this so much easier to understand! Excellent video!

[@1skinnypuppy]

I wish I could press the like button more than once in a video. Thank you very much

[@neoanderson4840]

Precise and complete overview, thanks 😊 and regards 😀

[@sidheshkanade]

Brilliant video. Explained in such an easily understandable way.

[@paulwiggans3692]

Excellent. The most comprehensive explanation of all the parts. Now, testing. How do I know which part has failed?

[@MrKrazebill]

Great video!! Appreciate you! Saved me much time and money in diagnosing my situation. 83 Honda GL 650. The starter operates from battery only and the stator does all the rest of the work. All is well with mine presently but I am sure to be getting some parts from you in the future!

[@jerrygarcia3088]

Great video, I'm having problem with my 1100 vstar not getting a spark to plugs. Your explanation of this circuit gives me some idea where to look. Like the CDI, starter relay, or kill switch. Thanks

[@Rmstatorinc]

Great, glad to hear it. Hope you sort it out!

[@NMjack2000]

Thank You for all the info you had in this video. I have a 1986 Honda Aspencade that has a bad Stator,

[@rbell38340]

Great video! I really like the amount of detail so I know what each component does and why

[@Rmstatorinc]

Happy to help!

[@TsterMr63]

This is awesome! Thank you so much for making it easy to understand.

[@nicholaswarner-qr8vd]

Great video learned a lot about what can b a confusing topic! Great work!

[@PowerOfOne-u4h]

Excellent information. I am rebuilding a ZZR600 and this helped me lots. Thumbs up and subscribed. :)

[@Rmstatorinc]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ihabalchami9845]

good explanation ,thank you , i have a question about the alternator. while the startor motor is running the alternator is not working in the same speed while the motor of the motorcycle start running. my question is, whats is the the difference of voltage signal in both cases (motor spped, DC starter motor speed)? is it the frequecy ? if yes what is the frequency the alternator during the normal work ? and its standards in all the mocycles? Thank youu

[@Rmstatorinc]

Electric starter RPM can vary greatly, depending on the motor, compression, battery voltage and health, etc. I would say an electric starter would average around 600-700RPM. The voltage output from the stator would be very low (we don't test this way, but I would guess around ~5VAC). Idling RPM with the motor running would be around 1000-12000 RPM, in which case you would see stator voltages at 10-15VAC (no load on stator, unplugged from regulator). These are just generic numbers for a typical 3 phase battery charging stator on a motorcycle.

[@ihabalchami9845]

@@Rmstatorinc thank you for your specific information, in fact i'm trying to discriminate if the motor still running through the motor starter or running normally using its cycle, i'm doing a controller for a motorcycle. do you advise me to test this case with testing the alternator frequency (it's lesser cost in my control), or testing the alternator output voltage after and before the motor running? or current of the motor starter after and before motor running?

[@manuelrivera6873]

Great job. Nothing left undone!

[@oilinmyblood3906]

There are quite a few other videos explaining how a charging system and starter system works on Honda motorcycle and they are all pretty solid and good videos but to be honest man you put it very clearly on paper exactly what's going on in the system and it was very very helpful man thank you very much for this video brother, please keep more coming, if you could do a full electrical system functioning video on a cb450DOHC and a CB750 that would be awesome and I would definitely be watching

[@StjepanBrbot]

Excellent job, especially with presenting and explaining different types of components. But I have one digression on your schema; the purpose of solenoid is to switch on strong current from battery directly to starter motor and save smaller start switch. The smaller hand lever START switch activates bigger solenoid switch (principle of relay) which then swithes on power circuit to starter motor. On your schema presented in your video upon switching small starter switch the very strong current would go through small start as well and destroy it (that's exactly what should be avoided and why we use solenoid for). So red line on solenoid from starter motor side cannot go to + pole of starter switch but directly to + pole of battery (connected with power wire).

[@Rmstatorinc]

You're right! I made a mistake in my diagram, good catch. I should have drawn that showing Battery + feeding one of the large relay terminals. Thanks for correcting that!

[@gibrilman4869]

I do this work in my country and I really understand it more and more thanks very much for your time and explaining it

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks!

[@bobbyabbott3035]

Very nice presentation!

[@aceyorba]

Amazing info and easy to understand. Bravo...

[@bwcdesign]

Freakn genius! well done! and thank you! YOu've answered a lifetime of small engine mysteries in less than an hour...amen

[@cutzonebx3194]

I've seen video like these but this was official and well explained 👏 👍

[@rob3534]

This is a great video. One question. I have a three coil stator. Would a bad ground connection prevent the stator from sending signal to my cdi box? The bolt head broke for my new stator so I attached it else where else. I put everything back together and have no spark. Could a bad ground connection be my problem ?

[@brytcymbanero5551]

Hi there,appreciate a lot for the clear educational / understandable for self knowledge to do it ourselves…just a quick question the bike cranks and have spark but won’t start compression is good too …what could I look for inabilities to start it🙏🏽

[@colmmacsweeney3135]

Thank you, super video. I feel I have a better understanding now.

[@Rmstatorinc]

You are welcome!

[@davidbabic6121]

YES YES YES, This is what ive been looking for. I knew that the Stator could charge the battery. I was unsure what the pick up coil was. Thank you. Also the CDI box and ignition coil was well explained.

[@KTMK73]

Amazing video. I can really conceptualize how the CDI ignition system works now. Was wondering if you could share a video on how a TCI ignition system works or suggest a link. Thanks!

[@MrArtrock]

Thanks for a very informative nice video of the electrical system, I have a vespa-scooter w GY6 motor EFI system that is behaving a bit strange lately, newly serviced and all but hard to start at times especially after a ride to the shop and wanting to start again, with battery cables from a car it jumps to start with ease but by itself not so...? What do you suggest in this case? Cheers from Sweden :-)

[@Rmstatorinc]

Load test your battery to see what condition it is in, replace if questionable or even just old.

[@Lonewolfsurvivalist]

Great presentation. Thank you for writing out like you did. Although it is overwhelming and I am just learning all this to get ahead before school! Thank you again!

[@btomas225]

Great video. I learned a lot. Just one minor correction regarding rectifiers and rectification. The negative portion of the AC wave is indeed cut off but only in circumstances where a HALF WAVE rectifier is used. The negative portion of the wave IS NOT cut off when using a full wave or bridge rectifier.

[@albundy5764]

Right, I was going to post that, the negative portion is inverted and used also.

[@jellomello124]

such a well explained video. was a big help with my current project

[@allynmcfarlin2074]

Very good presentation. You referenced a few things that I would like clarification on please : 1) I think you said a motorcycle could operate without a battery if you used a single phase stator wired to the regulator (the silver looking small box you showed.) Did I hear that correctly ?? 2) I have a 1973 Sportster - to convert it to run without a battery (kick start,) I assume I would have to change the stock stator to the single phase stator - true ?? 3) Am I dumb to want to eliminate the battery, and will cause more problems than it is worth ?? Your thoughts ?? Thank you for your info - it really helps !!

[@Rmstatorinc]

Sure, if you have AC/magneto ignition. On your harley, you require DC power for ignition. Your 73 ironhead will have a generator. You cannot power the field in the generator to produce DC power without a battery to begin with. There is not much point chasing a battery-less setup on this bike in my opinion. I recently sold my 76 ironhead, and I used a Cycle Electric generator which worked awesome!

[@allynmcfarlin2074]

@@Rmstatorinc Appreciate the info.

[@jimbury3031]

Great video,excellent explanation of how everything works..

[@Rmstatorinc]

Thanks!

[@colins2]

Excellent, very informative video. It explains everything vary clearly!