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Ok, guys, so I just discovered my original, dead stator had a center tap on the yellow wire (two magnet wires connected to the yellow on the stator itself), and an extra wire on the ground. From what I've read this was a grounded ground stator, which means the R/R that was in my bike should have been a grounded one as well, correct?

I've looked like crazy at every 8 coil stator on ebay and any scooter part store I can find, and they all seem to be floating ground types (only one magnet wire connected to the yellow on the stator).

So to correct my problem, in theory, I need to find and R/R that is floating ground, right? Should all the wiring and the magneto be compatible whether the stator is floating ground or grounded ground?

Is there any difference in power output of the floating versus grounded?

Lastly, can someone please send me an ebay link, or scooter part store like with 150cc R/R that is a floating ground style. I need to make sure I'm getting the right one.

How do I know if I have a floating ground stator or not? And how do I know if the R/R is floating or not. What am I looking for? I can find plenty of 8 pole stators, but nothing is listed as floating or other wise. Can you tell me based on the links I provided?

No resistor ballast that I can see.

Alright so new stator arrived, put it in, worked great. Then after about 20 mins of driving, the same thing happened: head, tail, and dash lights just stopped working. Havent had a chance to test the voltage from this second brand new stator, but at this point, I think Im going to put in a new R/R anyway, just to make sure.

It seems odd to me that two brand new stators wouldnt be working properly.

Is there a chance I somehow got the wrong stator? It is 100% identical to the one I pulled out.

Alright, did exactly this, and the needle didn't even move. Checked all grounds, they're fine. I also checked the red wire coming from the stator, and it read properly.

So I'm taking it at this point I got a bad stator right out of the package?

If that's the case, why would the headlights still come on at first? Just curious to understand how that works.

Also, the dash and taillights don't even come on at all now...I think I might have blown them while I had the R/R unplugged and was doing all this testing. Does that sound likely?

Ok, I'm pretty sure I'm doing something wrong with the meter, or maybe its just not the right kind of meter. I tested the the blue and red leads also coming off the stator (while they were connected, and while the engine was running) and again, the needle didn't budge. Tested the meter again on a AA battery and the scooter battery, and both registered good.

If the engine is running, it doesn't seem possible that no voltage at all is coming from the stator, right?

Was I using the meter correctly? Or is my brand new stator a dud? Is it possible just the white and/or yellow wires are bad right out of the package, but the rest of the stator assembly works?

If the R/R or the stator was bad, would the battery still be charging? Because it starts up fine each time, and the turn signals and brake lights are bright as ever.

Furthermore, how does this explain why the headlights are bright and working when I first turn the scooter on, but then fade away? Could the R/R be pulling too much voltage away?

Sorry for so many questions, but like I said, totally unfamiliar with the electrical workings, and I hate to pay a shop $100 to fix it if I can with a $20 part.

Thanks again for any assistance!

Yep, standard chinese 8 coil stator. My setup, the wires go from the stator to a harness. This harness then feeds to the R/R which is in front, mounted to the frame behind the headlights. Should I test from the harness?