Alternator charging circuit.

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Alternator charging circuit.

#1 Post by GIX 7 »

A warning to LED bulb enthusiasts. I have heard a story of a TR6 owner who, prior to a trip to Europe, replaced the warning light bulb with an LED one. End result: A tow home. It appears that the LED, due to it's different resistance to an incandescent bulb, effectively broke the charging circuit. As a result, fried diodes in the Alternator.
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#2 Post by ClassicFan »

That has always been the 1 bulb not to replace with LED on the dash.
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