rectifier

[mrc283]

how can i test to see if my rectifier is bad? and what problems would it cause if it were bad? thanks

 

[jlinder]

Re: rectifier

A rectifier allows current to only flow one way. If you take an ohm meter it will read a resistance one way and open (infinite resistance) the other way.

Another possibility is to take and connect it in line with a small light bulb. One way the bulb will light, the other it will not.

What a bad rectifier will do depends on how it is used. Can you describe?

 

[Splat]

Re: rectifier

Agreed need to know how it's used. If part of your charging system to charge batteries(true rectifier), between coils on a twin cylinder engine to prevent back feed on the kill wires(diode), or on a switch to isolate a circuit(diode)?

These all are common uses and have different ways to trouble shoot.

Bill