>> Even with the (commonly 3-phase) bridge rectifier, alternator output
>> varies to zero so frequently (more than once per revolution)  that
>> I would have to call it AC.  At a minimum, I'd call it folded AC.

> Alternator output does not go to zero. The ripple current isn't even
> that big, about 15%. Remember, it's a three-phase generator.

Oops.  I was visualizing one phase in my head.  I knew it was 3-phase
but didn't overlap the outputs in my head.  I stand corrected.

						Lee Jones

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