(ET) Elec trak charger short?

Subject: (ET) Elec trak charger short?
From: The CZ Unit <cz alembic crystel com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 08:42:06 -0400
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Why would one think the capacitor windings are shorted on their tractor?It's a very small loop and would probably read 0 ohms on a VOM.


I would recommend replacing the diodes, they're probably what failed.

C