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by barrymurphy
Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:34 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Car Alternator Diode Testing
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Re: Car Alternator Diode Testing

and I forgot to ask, how are those videos online bench testing the alternator diodes getting OL when they are still connected to the stator and I cannot with the three alternators I have. All read 0.07 to 0.9v compared to their OL.
by barrymurphy
Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Car Alternator Diode Testing
Replies: 4
Views: 4132

Re: Car Alternator Diode Testing

What a comprehensive reply. Thanks. The 0.6v drop is common - is this on what is deemed should be the OL side? i,.e. +cable to post - cable to case. or the other way? A man who fixes alternators did say to me that you had to disconnect from stator to test properly. My stators are soldered to the rec...
by barrymurphy
Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:03 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Car Alternator Diode Testing
Replies: 4
Views: 4132

Car Alternator Diode Testing

Hi, When testing the diode on a car alternator all the tutorials state place a multimeter to diode setting, place the + cable to the casing and the - cable to the battery post ( B post) and you should get a reading of .5v to .8v. Swap the cable positions i.e. the - cable to the casing and the + cabl...
by barrymurphy
Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:24 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Power to a Shed Using Boiler Power in Adjacent Boiler House?
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Power to a Shed Using Boiler Power in Adjacent Boiler House?

Hi, I have a wooden shed and it sits approx. 4 feet from a boiler house, inside which is 2 sockets and obviously, power. The power goes to the boiler house when the heating is switched on inside the house and so power can be taken to the shed via the sockets. Armoured cable runs from the house to th...
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