Alternator Woes

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Kate FitchGerald say:

> Oh, I forgot to ask.  What's the blue small wire from
> the alternator for?

It supplies power for the field exciter. Without it, the
alternator won't really start supplying juice. The connectors
are known for getting corroded, and often need to be spliced.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane at zk3.dec.com
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