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Old 12th January 2020, 12:05   #23
Atlan
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Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
If a diode were to fail, how big would you expect the AC voltage to be ?
Is that figure in RMS volts, peak volts or peak to peak volts ?
A good alternator should measure less than .5 V AC with the engine running.
Have a look here should should help you understand the basics
https://electrical-engineering-porta...harging-system
Would love to know where op got his replacement diodes from, if you have a link would be helpful to me also.
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