MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
- Note the 1/4" aluminum plate bolted onto the rear of this 7074 Ford 100 amp alternator
- The plate has 12 rectifiers (diodes)
- These are negative rectifiers
- Unseen within the case are 12 positive rectifiers. 24 total
- The original had six total rectifiers 3+3
So what is the logic behind all of the extra diodes ? Just to spread the electrical load across more diodes to reduce the current flowing through each diode and therefore reduce the heat created by each diode ?
I still do NOT understand the reason why some alternators have 3 "additional" diodes connected to the field.
