my latest buy

Originally posted by Tony Smith
A Generator makes DC and an Alternator makes AC. A Generator will produce current by itself, while an Alternator needs an input current to excite the fields, hence the (little) Generator mounted on top of the (big) Alternator.

It looks a little ad hoc though. There appears to be two exciters, one undriven and a modern vehicle alternator on the engine too.

Often the excitation is integral or axial with the main alternator.

(Sony BMG sells AC/DC )

Hells Bells man, who'd want to travel the highway to hell for some dual standard electricity, by the time you'd loaded up it would be dark and so back in black.

I suppose if Keefy cleans up the genny himself though it'd be a dirty deed done cheap.



R.