KadenM2000
New Member
Hey there!
My family has owned our 97 GTX for about 22 years now, I grew up with the thing and want to continue to rip around with it. Well me being the dummy I am I *possibly* (110% did) jumped the battery with it connected in the watercraft while trying to test my starter solenoid. Well I blew my 5A like everyone else who tried jumping it and my diode on the MPEM crapped out on me, so I started digging into the silicone and found my diode, I needed A LOT of heat as the tutorials online seem to show 2001+ MPEMs and their easy peel silicone & easy access diode. I guess after 26 years and 26 hard winters (Western Canada) the silicone was crazy hard, anywho... I went a little crazy with my heat gun and had a square plastic part on the MPEM bubble up a bit (heres a photo)
I cant imagine it caused any damage underneath it? but my main question is, the MR2535L diode is easy to find online, but not locally, im looking at about 2-4 week shipping time, by the time I get to it Ill be winterizing the Seadoo, there's a local electronic store who sells equivalent 6A diodes, has anyone went this route? I know OEM is always better but its not the best option for me at this time, im assuming as long as its a equivalent size 6A diode with a 24V-32V avalanche voltage rating it should be fine, no? Thought it would be worth asking just to see if I can get away with it.
Heres a picture of the diode thats broken
Thank you!
P.S. All I can say is I cant believe how bad of a location my diode is in, after comparing it to other tutorials in here. Took my hours to get to it.
My family has owned our 97 GTX for about 22 years now, I grew up with the thing and want to continue to rip around with it. Well me being the dummy I am I *possibly* (110% did) jumped the battery with it connected in the watercraft while trying to test my starter solenoid. Well I blew my 5A like everyone else who tried jumping it and my diode on the MPEM crapped out on me, so I started digging into the silicone and found my diode, I needed A LOT of heat as the tutorials online seem to show 2001+ MPEMs and their easy peel silicone & easy access diode. I guess after 26 years and 26 hard winters (Western Canada) the silicone was crazy hard, anywho... I went a little crazy with my heat gun and had a square plastic part on the MPEM bubble up a bit (heres a photo)
I cant imagine it caused any damage underneath it? but my main question is, the MR2535L diode is easy to find online, but not locally, im looking at about 2-4 week shipping time, by the time I get to it Ill be winterizing the Seadoo, there's a local electronic store who sells equivalent 6A diodes, has anyone went this route? I know OEM is always better but its not the best option for me at this time, im assuming as long as its a equivalent size 6A diode with a 24V-32V avalanche voltage rating it should be fine, no? Thought it would be worth asking just to see if I can get away with it.
Heres a picture of the diode thats broken
Thank you!
P.S. All I can say is I cant believe how bad of a location my diode is in, after comparing it to other tutorials in here. Took my hours to get to it.
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