"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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Alternators don't have brushes


You might be right!...... but then, how does the current get from the
rotor to the outside of the alternator??? Hmmmmm?

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I have seen one alternator that was brushless. It was a large heavy duty
Delco unit. The field windings were attached to the end frame of the
alternator, and the rotor was open on the end. It had a shaft that went
through the fields, and the poles over the field. The rotor had opposing
poles same as any rotor, but with the one end open the poles were attached
in the middle with a plastic ring.
Kinda hard to describe!
Greg