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Old 3rd Apr 2020, 19:35
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Originally Posted by Pugilistic Animus
Wouldn't the AC generator require excitation from a DC source in order to draw magnetic lines of force? So is that source from BAT? Just curious
Modern AC generators with field coils are usually self-excited.
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