how to solder in a diode

67Dart273 said
I guess the big question is, "who told you" you need a diode and "what was the reasoning?"

Now there can be good reasons for using an isolation diode. One example is my old landcruiser. This had a Chev steering column but Mopar power so I didn't have the Mopar ignition switch with the infamous "ign2" circuit, but I NEEDED a resistor bypass circuit, so I just wired a diode from the start terminal on the switch over to the coil + terminal.

Thanks for the reply. I was reading on some forums about MSD. A fella mentinoned that his AMP meter bounced all over the place and when i installed the diode it went away. My amp meter also does this so while i was working and rewiring i figured I would put it in.