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Re: star or triangle alternator ?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 5/23/2013

That's pretty much the same as I've always read. The wye & delta have different output curves, with the wye being popular for more amps at lower rpm. (I've always liked ND's "pointed" wye - 8diodes- for its reliability).

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