2004 Seadoo GTX 4TEC Wake edition
About a month ago I got the 12v low message and after getting it home and checking with a multimeter found out that sure enough the battery wasn't charging. I've got 2 of the same year and model which is awesome when it comes to troubleshooting. So I compared measurements and swapped the rectifiers and problem remained on the same ski.

So, not wanting to take on a stator swap I took it to a local shop and $1000 later had a replaced stator. Now, almost exactly 1 month later I'm getting the P0562 error code (Battery voltage too low). Got home and checked the voltage off and running and find that it's not charging again. I found some steps on another forum for testing a stator. That is: check the impedance and for an open circuit while it is off and for voltage while it is running. This is tested on the little triangle shaped connector at the rear of the engine that leads to the stator. There are 3 pins / 3 yellow wires and you check each pair 1/2, 1/3, and 2/3. Impedence while it is off should be between 1 and .1 Ohms and each pin to ground should be an open circuit (not a short). Running the AC voltage across the same pin pairs should be about 21 volts across each pair.

Anyway... the impedance was out of range and I was only measuring ~3.25v across each pair of pins. Just for comparisons sake I tested the other ski. I was getting .4 ohms off and 21 volts while running. I'm pretty sure it's toast. My question is, what can cause a stator to go bad so quickly? A couple of things I found on the web was that it could have either been installed incorrectly (without alignment pins)or engine bearings failing and causing enough play to destroy a stator.

Any other ideas on what may have given it such a shor life?
-Brad

Ok I'm a moron, I checked everything except my fuses. I hadn't done anything with my electrical system and didn't think to check the fuses.
-Brad