Generators
Changes AC to DC.
What is a commutator?
Known as a rotor.
What is a rotating field?
Used for wire bundles of one inch diameter or less.
What is single cord lacing?
Has 2 terminals.
What is a Rheostat?
Up or forward turns on the circuit, down or aft turns off the circuit.
What is a switch/switch installation?
Found in the field poles.
What is residual magnetism/voltage?
Has three separate windings.
What is a stator?
Wire sizes are based on....
What is American wire gage?
When the disks are compressed____
What is resistance is low?
Electromagnetically operated move contact switch.
What is a relay?
Restores residual magnetism.
What is flashing the field?
Converts all three phases of AC to DC.
What is a three phase Full wave rectifier/diodes?
These are positive.
What is sockets?
25% larger than maximum bundle size.
What is conduit?
Known as a slow blow fuse.
What is a current limiter?
DC generators are classified according to the manner of.....
What is connecting the field coils to the armature?
Type of automatic transmission that maintains a constant output RPM with a variable input RPM.
What is a constant speed drive?
10-12 gage wire terminal insulator.
What is yellow?
Used to vary the value of the voltage in a circuit.
What is a potentiometer?
Electromagnetically operated movable core switch.
What is a solenoid?
Always used in conjunction with a voltage regulator?
What is a shunt wound generator?
Known as a solid state type.
What is a static inverter?
A maximum of 4 terminals is permitted.
What is a terminal strip?
Used to prevent the battery from being discharged through the generator.
What is a reverse current cutout relay?
Automatic reset are not used.
What is a circuit breaker?