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Diode or not?

#1 PostAuthor: tightwad » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:19 pm

Somebody who knows about electrics might be able to tell me, i'm Re-wiring a J and looking at the wiring diagram there is a diode in the tailight/igniton circuit, what does it do and can i do without it?

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#2 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:28 pm

Post the circuit diagram...
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#3 PostAuthor: z1bman » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:01 pm

its to prevent voltage back feed to another instrument when the parking light is on possibly the fuel gauge
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#4 PostAuthor: tightwad » Mon Jun 27, 2016 5:47 pm

here is the diagram, the diode is circled in red
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where would i get one from...maplins or similar electronics place and what value diode, 12v etc

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#5 PostAuthor: oldzed » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:34 pm

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/1n4001s-1a-si ... fier-ql73q

That would do you fine.
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#6 PostAuthor: tightwad » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:10 pm

thanks for the replies and thanks for the generous offer oldzed, i can call round to maplins on the way home from work, now i know what to get. It shouldn't hurt to cover it in heatshrink when i've soldered it in should it?

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#7 PostAuthor: scott » Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:23 pm

tightwad wrote:thanks for the replies and thanks for the generous offer oldzed, i can call round to maplins on the way home from work, now i know what to get. It shouldn't hurt to cover it in heatshrink when i've soldered it in should it?

Thanks Ken


Heat shrink is fine
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