At 04:45 PM 7/26/2001, pensioner wrote: >The original has a diode in it and is not the standard cube relay. The >diode is part of the alternator sensing circuit that disconnects the fridge >when the alternator is not charging the battery. The hella unit does not Are you sure? Are you maybe thinking of something else? Bentley shows a perfectly ordinary SPDT relay, energized through the alternator D+ terminal and grounded by way of the starter solenoid (50 terminal on the ign switch). This last bit is to my mind unnecessary -- it prevents the relay from closing while you crank the engine, but I've never heard of a Bosch alternator that would charge while cranking so I think it's moot... Bentley 97.32b track 26... :) d
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