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I have an old {1981] 100 amp alternator need to de-solder a wire on the diode pack, am worried out shorting it out. Do I need to install a heat sink?
Are you changing a diode? Those are some big mother diodes, and have pretty substantial heat sinks on them already. Just grab the wire with some pliers and put the heat to the wire (not the terminal on the diode), as soon as you feel it's loose, pull it out of there.
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Mike Evans
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Auto repair and parts questions on any year or make including older and foreign makes(MG and DeSoto, for example)
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30 years as an auto parts counterman and parts manager, both wholesale and retail
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B.A. in english, minor in physics
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