Posted by John B. on August 16, 2014 at 05:57:54 from (50.40.100.201):
In Reply to: A battery wives' tale? posted by Notjustair on August 15, 2014 at 19:39:30:
A generator does not need any electricity to get it to charge. It has residual magnetism in its fields and armature. It will charge the battery back up but not as fast as an alternator would. An alternator will charge at a much lower rpm than a generator will. The armature in a generator was built to turn only so fast and is wound differently than an alternator. A generator can loose it's windings on the armature if it's spun too fast due to centrifugal force. The spinning rotor in an alternator isn't as likely to throw its winding so they can spin faster.
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