On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:31:51 -0600, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge
wrote in
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When you quote someone else it's good practice to cite the source:

http://mysite.verizon.net/res00d4r/a...ternator_Theor
y.html



Sorry frank i didnt use that web page as my source.


http://members.1stconnect.com/anozir...nator/alternat
or.htm


Same difference. Author unknown, date unknown. Anonymous authority.

The problem is that the output is far from being "DC of great purity".
The battery is used as a capacitor to smooth the ripple, just like the
filter capacitor in a power supply.


With all this discussion I'm getting ideas for a different type of
alternator: one output for the electrical system and another for an
independent battery charging system. And the battery charging system
could have outputs for both starting and deep-cycle batteries, with
remote temperature control and optional desulfator......... Ok, I'm
dreaming. But I'm definitely going to build an external regulator and
trash that micro-chip garbage that's in it now.