Re: Generator wiring
daviscf - interesting how you have your wiring hooked up. Looking in the the Generator Book by Mcree for an internally grounded generator, the internal hook-up is described this way:
> one of the main brushes is grounded to the case via the end plate
> one end of the two field coils is tied to the 3rd brush
> the other end of the two field coils is grounded to the case
> the remining main brush is the output and ties to the input side of the cutout.
I can understand your hook-up to a point and would like to try doing the same except for the remaining main brush. What I hear is this - keep the 3rd brush tied to one end of the field coil; tie the other end of the field coil to the output (cutout) and not to ground. With this hook-up, where does the other main brush tie to if not to ground? If this is the case, this grounds both main brushes which does not seem correct.
Nevertheless, you are getting output with your hook-up.
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