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Re: Alternator diode analysis
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 5/15/2006

I've seen this before! ...if you look real close at the diode waveform you'll notice it almost (and it is) looks like an ignition pattern. You most likely have dirty battery cables or major power feed or block ground connection resistance. Clean connections an... Login to read more.