Electrical guru's

[azr]

I've got a sweet little Kawasaki KH100 (78) that has a very simple rectifier. All it does is allow the charge to flow one way as far as I can tell. Of course it's no longer working and I'm trying my best to avoid paying $50 for it! I'm thinking a diode would do the job just fine. My problem is trying to figure out what type of diode would work for a 6 volt bike system. Anyone have any suggestions?

[koolaid_kid]

My 60's era Honda 90 used something called a zener diode. It had several large cooling fins on it. The PO had ridden it into a creek and basically gave it to me. I replaced the diode (it was also a 6 volt system) and away I went.

[trippivot]

radio shack has a blister pack of a few different rated ones. I use them in many 12 volt aplications, so any of the assortment will work for that.

5 bucks instead of 50 ? yep.

the honda system is very different than the KH.