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Old 04-12-2021, 05:46 PM   #41
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Your engine ALTERNATOR is a 3 phase machine with diodes to output DC.

A house generator is single phase unless for large yachts and commercial boats.
I still remember a starter/generator on some foreign car.
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Old 04-12-2021, 06:42 PM   #42
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I still remember a starter/generator on some foreign car.
My 68 Beetle had a generator instead of an alternator.
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