This demonstration guide answers one field question about a shorted lighting winding that loads the flywheel. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with lighting-winding resistance. That reading separates a shorted lighting winding that loads the flywheel from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the stator as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the stator just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the stator, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about a shorted lighting winding that loads the flywheel.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not disconnecting lights by cutting the harness inside the loom. That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the stator is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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