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I believe this is done within the regulator circuitry. As
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Originally Posted by leathermang
Where is the decision made in the circuit to ' send ' electricity to the light ?
On other devices this light might be on the "other side" of something like a zener diode... or resistor, which after 20 years.. is breaking down... an electrolytic capacitor could have dried up or leaked...
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soon as the diode trio rectifies current from the stator, that voltage is placed on that side of the charge light. The other side of the light is tied ot the battery thru the keyswitch and there is no difference in potential, no current thru the light filament - light goes out....
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Jim
'49 170?(donated to church in Darmstadt '58)
'58 220S(crusher, after '73 fire[San Antonio])
'72 280SE 4.5
'77 240D
'81 300SD
'83 240D parts car
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