Some alternators have a stationary field coil excited by
residual magnetism. The one I disected must have been one
of those.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:20:23 -0400, "Doug Dotson"
wrote:


"Steve" wrote in message
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... charge controller. It's just connected to the field brush terminal of
the regulator.

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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