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    Alternator Field Winding Question

    Hi Tom, the watts are coming from a battery bank that the wind generator alternator will be charging...Since the measured ohms off the field winding is 6.60, the watts delivered to the field windings is about 30 watts (watts = amps x ohms). So increasing the wattage isn't possible because of the...
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    Alternator Field Winding Question

    I have an older 12 volt battery-charging 1979 Sencenbaugh wind generator that I am testing. It has an 3 phase alternator with a field winding that must be excited, as opposed to the newer "permanent magnet" alternators. The manual says that 60 watts maximum should go to the field winding...
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