Repair Manual

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STARTING AND CHARGING
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ALTERNATOR DIODE SUPPORT REPLACEMENT
D
ISMO UNTING
Dismount the plastic protection cap and the condenser.
Disconnect the terminals: mark the position of the wires so that may be reconected in
the same place.
Unscrew the attachment nuts;dismount the diode support.
R
EMOUNTING
Mount the diode support ; tighten the
attachment nuts.
Connect the terminals ; observe the marking
made upon disconnecting.
Mount the protection cap and the condenser.
Check on the bench the alternator.
DIODE REPLACEMENTS
The diodes having a diode support type housing made of two parts are not replaceable.
A burnt diode decreases the current intensity by about % A.
D
ISMOUNTING
Dismount the diode support off the alternator.
Check diodes by means of a control lamp connected to a 12 V direct current source.
Connect the control lamp in one sense than
reverse the polarity.
The lamp should light on when connected
to one single sense.
If the lamp lights or does not light in both
senses the respective diode is defective and
is to be replaced.
Depress the defective diode and take it out.
ALTERNATOR
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