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Originally Posted by Cuog
Could you explain the difference between the generator and alternator for a car, i was fairly sure that an alternator could also be used as a motor until i read that post, im now a little confused?
for motors it may be a good idea to salvage some of your teams old Drill motors we are using them for a cart designed to haul as much as half a ton
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From what I remember, the alternater generates AC which is then rectified into DC, whereas the generator directly generates DC. Turning the generator into a motor is a simple matter of applying DC to the "output", but an alternator has to be driven like a squirrel-cage AC motor, including powering the field coils.
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