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Originally Posted by Notimetolooz
Apparently some restorers connect a Si rectifier diode across the selenium one without disconnecting the selenium. I even saw that in a book about radio restoration. It isn't a good idea because the old rectifier can leak reverse current.Since your generator had been re-capped I thought that might be the case.
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It has no silicone diode going across the selenium in this unit, its just the selenium rectifier.