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Originally Posted by Rooster300SD
From what I've been reading the capacitor in an alternator
has three diodes and a ground. Ohm resistance should only flow in only one direction
across the diodes. The capacitor turns AC current to DC current.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Are you saying that an alternator doesn't need a capacitor?
Also, that doesn't answer my question about whether or not I
need to take the alternator apart to check the diodes in the capacitor.
Thanks,
Jeff
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The word you are looking for is Rectifier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectifier
I don't know if a bad capaciter could cause a charging issue (like a short circuit) but it could be unplugged to see what happens.
I don't recall my Alternator having a Capacitor.
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Last edited by Diesel911; 06-17-2012 at 11:03 AM.
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