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Subject:Re: Alternator output
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:11:54 -0400
At 12:01 AM 7/19/2010 Monday, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>Keep in mind the forward voltage drop of the diode will also increase the
>alternator output. You would be much better off to repair the wiring to

Hi Dennis,

The diode is a failsafe that will prevent the alternator output from
going sky-high if the sense wire from the battery breaks or is
disconnected.  In regular use it will do nothing.

Yrs,
d