Torben
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I'm working on repairing an old automotive battery charger--I'll post more on that in the Repairing Consumer Electronics section. This thing has something in it I haven't seen before, either in person or in pictures. After sketching out the circuit it seems that these must be diodes, and they test like diodes. I've never seen this kind of diode before so if someone could point me to (or give me
) information on these, that would be great. (I'm talking about the things which look like binding posts, mounted to the plate on the back wall of the charger and soldered to the outer taps of the transformer's secondary.)
![diodes_angle..jpg diodes_angle..jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/33/33636-2458074863d59e234563df5a7927f646.jpg)
Cheers,
Torben
[Edit: Just after posting the above, I discovered that the negative battery clamp lead had come disconnected. So I'm going to put that back together tomorrow and test again--that's probably the problem. Should have checked that first, of course. I'm still interested in whether the devices in the photo above are diodes and if not, what they are.]
I'm working on repairing an old automotive battery charger--I'll post more on that in the Repairing Consumer Electronics section. This thing has something in it I haven't seen before, either in person or in pictures. After sketching out the circuit it seems that these must be diodes, and they test like diodes. I've never seen this kind of diode before so if someone could point me to (or give me
![diodes_angle..jpg diodes_angle..jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/33/33636-2458074863d59e234563df5a7927f646.jpg)
Cheers,
Torben
[Edit: Just after posting the above, I discovered that the negative battery clamp lead had come disconnected. So I'm going to put that back together tomorrow and test again--that's probably the problem. Should have checked that first, of course. I'm still interested in whether the devices in the photo above are diodes and if not, what they are.]
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