> Craig wrote: > > As my first reply, here is something Jim Cathy wrote awhile > ago: > > > > A bad diode can. The circuit has already been adequately > described, perhaps a bad ASCII schematic?
All of which is valid if the diode _junction_ is shorted. If it is lead-to-heatsink/ground shorted then the windings are bypassed. The alternator I had that failed this way was not a Bosch, so maybe it's an even lower probability. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
