Hi from Australia

Hi mate, i'm from outside Brisbane, also have a chair on the side, or as the blokes at work call it, "a training wheel" , lets see them ride it

Well I managed to wiggle the Stator off eventually. There were a few places where the trouble could have started. I will include some photos for those punters who are curious. Also it looks like the varnish/resin has melted and adhered itself permanently to the inside of the stator cover.

Looking good! I saw another one like mine here in Newcastle a few years ago with a ridgeback dog sitting in the sidecar. Funny thing is we had a ridgey at the time. Then my wife saw it one day and she wanted to know how I managed to get the dog in the sidecar. :woohoo:

The black smudge between the 2 bolts shows a major flash at some time.
I have t mates with chairs on BMWs and their dogs love them and one wont let him out the drive without them.
He said they are better than an alloy chain for security.

Welcome good to see another aussie with an a5 Your stator looks worse then mine did good luck with it all.

Regarding the photo of the Stator - I've seen this condition several times in the past. IF I had no other info to go on I'd suggest the stator had been subject to a catastrophic shorting of the 3 phases which would likely be caused by a voltage regulator failure, a "Short-circuit" in the stator itself or as suggested, a short at the stator leads (shorting against the cover). At the very least the "charring" suggests the stator has been subject to extreme heat. The photo of the three yellow Stator-leads appears to suggest that someone has replaced the Stator previously and spliced the wiring very close to the rubber cover-plug/wiring-seal. The one lead with what appears to have electrical-tape, plus the apparent soldered "twists" with the gap in the insulation on the other two leads would have me very suspect of this. Personally, and out of curiosity, I'd do a continuity check on the Stator just see if it's still electrically viable BUT due to it's condition I'd replace it, regardless.
The new stator leads are best soldered and shrink-tubed at the ends of the full length of the leads and this would typically be at the connector. On my '80 this would be under the right side-cover and near the voltage regulator.

The comment regarding the rein/varnish' melting and adhering to the inside of the cover is a good assumption but I'll offer this explanation
(again with no history of the bike). I've seen this before too. I'd recommend meticulously cleaning the outside of the cover in this area and using a good magnifying lens, look for a crack(s). There does not necessarily have to be "road-rash" on the cover to suggest cracking. If a rider lost the balance of the bike when stationary and had the bike lay-down on that side, the weight of the bike on the cover is enough to stress-crack the cover. My point is; the suggested melting of the "resin/varnish) may actually be EPOXY used to stop oil from migrating through a fracture otherwise invisible to the eye.