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Re: Alternator Ripple
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 2/19/2021 7 Replies

AFAIK most alternators are equipped with three wires.A heavy gauge cable that runs from the alternator to the positive battery [...] remaining two wires are for excitation(12volts) and the other is for the lamp circuit. Login to read more.

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