Re: Cut-Out

Posted by Larry Jenkins on April 04, 1997 at 16:24:56

In Reply to: Re: Cut-Out
posted by Rick Blackon April 04, 1997 at 01:14:51

: I've found that it's hard to find a good, original-looking and fitting cut out these days.And they just seem to be troublesome.I took an original unit, took it apart, and installed a zener diode in place of the original guts.Kits are available if you want to do it yourself (especially if you want to keep the engine compartment looking original) or you can buy converted cutouts. My conversion cost me less than $10 for the parts - converted ones are going for a lot more. Just my 2 cents worth...
I agree with Rick, the diode inside the cutout case is the way to go.I had one on my first Model A and it worked fine.Several articles in the past have strongly recommended the Motorola HEP 151 which has certain characteristics that some of the other diodes apparently don't have.

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