BuggyDepot.com Tech Center 2.0   Categories: All Articles [36] Maintenance & Troubleshooting [3] BDX Install Guides [11] GY6 Performance Advice [3] Service Manuals [1] How It Works! Writeups [5] General GY6 Information [5] Weaknesses & Fixes [1] Modification Ideas [0] BuggyDepot News   Current Status Of Ruckus Swap Kits [Update 8-16-11] Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Front Brake Kits For Yerf Dog GX150 Now Available! Sunday, March 6, 2011 New GY6 Race-built Engine Machining & Building Services! Saturday, January 22, 2011 Overhauled BD Technical Center Released! V2.0 Monday, February 22, 2010 BuggyDepot.com December 2009 Newsletter Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Please note...   Content is copyright © 2005 - 2012 Buggydepot.com HOW IT WORKS! GY6 STATOR UNIT [9,207 views]   Ever wondered how the GY6 stator works? Click here for a short writeup on its inner workings. How It Works! GY6 Stator Unit [9,207 views - 5 comments - Rating 5/5 ] The stock 6-pole stator is actually a very simple device. There are 6 windings total. 5 of these windings are wired together in series and are responsible for charging your battery and supplying power to your headlights & auto-choke. Positive voltage flows from the stator through the the yellow and white wires. The black wire is ground back to the stator. It must be noted that these three wires are completely isolated from the ignition system. You can unplug the 3-prong stator wires harness and the engine will still fire up just fine. The 6th winding wrapped up in white layering seems to be dedicated to supplying the CDI with AC power. The blue/white wire leading to the black magnetic pickup is called the trigger wire. This wire is responsible for telling the CDI when to send power to the ignition coil, firing the spark plug. Shown in this article's picture is a 8-pole stator. The 6 and 8 pole stators are similar in function, the key difference being that the 8 pole stator as 2 additional poles dedicated to charging. This article has been downloaded 9,207 times 5 comments about this article: Poster #1 [04/15/10] so should the blue and white wire get hot if you use a twelve volt tester grounded to the battery? Poster #2 [05/24/10] Rating 5/5 I have a red/black wire with the blue/white wire what is it for? Poster #3 [08/04/10] can u upgrade to an 8 pole stator and continue to use the stock flywheel Poster #4 [08/22/10] @ Poster #3 [08/04/10] can u upgrade to an 8 pole stator and continue to use the stock flywheel I need to know the same thing Poster #5 [12/08/11] I have spark when push start button and no more Write a comment: Rate this article (no comment needed) 5/5 - Extremely Helpful... 4/5 - Helped me, but not entirely clear... 3/5 - Needs more detail... 2/5 - Should be revised... 1/5 - Re-do this one... Are you a human? Type "yes": You can rate this article without commenting... Just select your rating and leave the comments form blank!