1990 Johnson Evinrude "ES" 60 thru 70 Service Manual, P/N 507873, Page 234Get this manual
Rectifier Ohmmeter Tests 60 EL, TL; 65; 70
INote Disconnect
battery cables before proceeding with this
1Disconnect all rectifier leads from terminal board
2Calibrate ohmmeter on high ohms scale and connect one lead to clean engine groundConnect the other lead to the rectifier yellowgray leadNote the readingReverse the ohmmeter connections or press the "reverse polarity" button and note the reading very high reading in one direction and low reading in the other direction indicates that diode is OK Two high readings or two low readings indicate that diode is damaged