Lucky
New Member
Hi All, It looks like i've found a place where I can pick someones brain...
I am attempting to design a tester for my motorcycle's Regulator/Rectifier (really, just the diodes in the rectifier)
The tester needs to show that the diodes are not shorted, open and are passing current in the proper direction.
My knowlage of electronics is very limited, so excuse any incorrect symbols in my diagram. The LED's shown (not labeled) are dual color LED's I saw at Radio Shack, and had only 2 leads, so i'm guessing polarity determines what color lights up.
For referance, i'm trying to duplicate the test on Electrex's website: **broken link removed** Step "C"
My 2 questions are: 1) is my diagram correct so far, and 2) is there an IC chip commonly available that will take the place of the switches? In other words, what i'd like it to do is be "automatic", run test #'s 1,2,3,4 in sequence. (I have a 10baseT cable tester with a master & slave unit that does something similar, testing the wire pairs in a repeating sequence)
I'm trying to be detailed without talking over my own head
Thanks, --Lucky
I am attempting to design a tester for my motorcycle's Regulator/Rectifier (really, just the diodes in the rectifier)
The tester needs to show that the diodes are not shorted, open and are passing current in the proper direction.
My knowlage of electronics is very limited, so excuse any incorrect symbols in my diagram. The LED's shown (not labeled) are dual color LED's I saw at Radio Shack, and had only 2 leads, so i'm guessing polarity determines what color lights up.
For referance, i'm trying to duplicate the test on Electrex's website: **broken link removed** Step "C"
My 2 questions are: 1) is my diagram correct so far, and 2) is there an IC chip commonly available that will take the place of the switches? In other words, what i'd like it to do is be "automatic", run test #'s 1,2,3,4 in sequence. (I have a 10baseT cable tester with a master & slave unit that does something similar, testing the wire pairs in a repeating sequence)
I'm trying to be detailed without talking over my own head
Thanks, --Lucky