Headlight Help

[loopole]

my headlight has quit working on my 2004 mc250 following a crash. I get no power with my test light at the headlight terminal, "violet" i have checked the ground at the headlight and it is good. I also get no power at the yellow wire coming from the stator, i do get power from the white wire coming from the stator. If i disconnect the wires from the headlight i then get no power from the white wire off the stator. if i disconect the yellow wire from the stator i also get no power from the white off the stator all connections seem to be fine and the bike runs great. the bulb is good, please help!, thanks all.

 

[Dave]

Do you know what ignition system you have?
2k2 - wiring exits flywheel cover towards front (11 o'clock)
2k3 - wiring exits flywheel cover towards rear (1 o'clock)

 

[loopole]

its is a 2k3, the wires exit from the 2 oclock position of the flywheel cover.

 

[Dave]

It sounds like you may have lost the stator ground or one of the windings is open.
Measure the resistance from the yellow wire to ground and from the white wire to ground. Each winding should be less than 1 ohm to ground. You should also be able to measure resistance across the white and yellow leads. Here again, less than 1 ohm.