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Old 12-02-2015, 01:47 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
A more economical solution for under driven alternators might be to just install 3 of these shcottkys between the stator and the voltage regulator.
I think the most cost effective way to do this if you don't want to cough up the money to replace all 6 diodes is to replace only 3 of them. That cuts the voltage drop in half, for 20-30 dollars. Should give an extra bit of power at low speed.
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