Actually thats what is used now, hence the term alternator. The AC motors and generators are generally cheaper to make than the DC motor/generators. The older cars used DC generators before the advent of cost effective electronics to rectify the voltage output. The older land rover defenders had DC generators, for example. Its a common mod to replace them with an alternator because its cheaper than finding the original part. Pretty sure our old ferguson tractor had a DC ganerator from factory but was converted over to a 12v alternator during a previous life.
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1986 F250HD Ex cab Fresh built up 6.9L diesel Lariat AC leather seats power everything w/full cluster, sterling rear 3.08LS gears, E4OD trans, ram intake ATS 088 turbo
1986 F150 Ex cab Lariat rollercam 5.0L on LPG AOD trans 3.55 gears 390 000Ks
All electric generating devises put out AC. The current is ran though a rectifier that converts it to DC. That is what a diode trio does in an alternator. Diode lets current go one way which makes it DC. There is another diode called a zener diode that can be used in a couple of ways but it job is to allow a specific amount of voltage through then, basically , dump the rest. Now you have a voltage regulator.
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79/83/86/95 F-??? 6.9 4speed
94 350 4x4 SRW 7.3 factory turbo
1930 Model A Original
My wife has three of her own.
There is such a thing as a DC generator that puts out DC current without the use if rectifying electronics, they just don't use them in cars anymore. I guess electric cars that use DC motors as the main drive are one of a few exceptions (regenerative braking).
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1986 F250HD Ex cab Fresh built up 6.9L diesel Lariat AC leather seats power everything w/full cluster, sterling rear 3.08LS gears, E4OD trans, ram intake ATS 088 turbo
1986 F150 Ex cab Lariat rollercam 5.0L on LPG AOD trans 3.55 gears 390 000Ks
There is such a thing as a DC generator that puts out DC current without the use if rectifying electronics, they just don't use them in cars anymore. I guess electric cars that use DC motors as the main drive are one of a few exceptions (regenerative braking).
Now you are going back.
They didn't produce the current that a modern alternator does. They would have to be physically big to be competitive.
My Model A is still original. I have one.
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79/83/86/95 F-??? 6.9 4speed
94 350 4x4 SRW 7.3 factory turbo
1930 Model A Original
My wife has three of her own.
No need to be sorry David. I didn't mention them because we just don't see them much anymore.
We start talking about starter/generators and the water really gets muddy.
I still have trouble keeping up with some of the old equipment I work on now. Some are 24volt systems, 24 just for the starter, Heck we have an old piece that is positive ground.
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79/83/86/95 F-??? 6.9 4speed
94 350 4x4 SRW 7.3 factory turbo
1930 Model A Original
My wife has three of her own.
there used to be a device called a starter/gen that served both purposes consumed bat power for starting & generated for charging on small industrial marine, agriculture, apps regards butch
Lariat AC leather seats power everything w/full cluster, sterling rear 3.08LS gears, E4OD trans, ram intake ATS 088 turbo
