Posted by Greg Coffin [172.68.35.20] on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 08:43:08 :
In Reply to: Older reg was simpler, one field wire. posted by Chris Case [108.162.215.235] on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 00:34:24 :
Funny, I never thought of it, but you are right. The rotor is the field and the stator is the output. Genius! I've been looking at these for years and never made the mental switch from generators. I got the whole "rectified AC", but never understood the mechanics of it. Thanks for the mental kick!