On Aug 2, 11:17 pm, Ernest Christley wrote:


I need to verify, but I'm fairly certain that the reg/rec I'm using is a
switching type. It turns off the line when the power isn't needed.
Saving the generator from producing heat in both the rotor/stator and
generator.

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Dear Ernest,

I'm afraid that only addresses the power OUTPUT, not generation. So
long as the magnetic field is present and is being cut by the winding
of the coil, a voltage WILL appear across the coil, as will some
residual heating effects. The regulator can isolate this from the
battery but that only addresses the output-side of the equation.

That's a guess of course -- we're using different components. But in
a permanent-magnet type dynamo the Field is always 'on' so to speak --
there is no 'control' as is found in the typical generator-type dynamo
since there is no Field winding. In either case, I think your method
of installation calls for a bit more head-work.

-R.S.Hoover