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Bill (guest)

11-24-2013 04:58 PM

If an alternator "passes the Auto-Zone bench test, does that imply that all of the diodes are properly functioning?

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Kerry at Pelican Parts

11-24-2013 04:58 PM

Probably. Conventional bench testers look for ripple which is the phases of electrical current making it past the diodes.

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