Rectifying the rectifier
I was surprised to find that leaving the battery in connection overnight resulted in a flat battery. Clearly there is a current leakage. Testing potential sources showed that the rectifier was shorting to ground. A replacement is clearly needed. The existing rectifier is the original disc-shaped Wipac item. This is bolted onto a heat sink mount inside the battery compartment. This type of rectifier is no longer made ad expensive as a used item. Also there's no real guarantee that a used one would be any better than mine! I decided to replace it with the Lucas equivalent choc-box rectifier- or more accurately a pattern version since the Lucas item is likewise no longer available. This type of rectifier is applicable to 6 and 12v systems and also positive or negative earth. Its also very cheap at around £5 and worked well in the tiger cub I used to own. Lucas style choc-box rectifier If you look at the 4 terminals on this rectifier you will se that two are both parallel ...