Instruction manual

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½±®»æ The laminations in the generator constituting
the magnetic structure thereof.
½®¿¼´»æ The metal frame that surrounds and protects
the generator/engine.
½«®®»²¬æ
in a circuit.
½§½´»æ One complete wave of alternating voltage
that contains 360 degrees.
D
ÜÝ ¿³°»®¿¹» ¬»-¬æ A test that uses a digital
multimeter or other suitable test instrument to
indicate the current that should enter the battery if
all connections to the battery are good.
¼»°´»¬·±² ®»¹·±²æ The region of a diode which
separates P-type material and N-type material.
¼·¹·¬¿´ ³«´¬·³»¬»® øÜÓÓ÷æ A test tool used to
measure two or more electrical values.
¼·±¼»æ An electrical semiconductor device that can
be used to convert AC to DC.
¼·®»½¬ ½«®®»²¬ øÜÝ÷æ
direction only.
¼§²¿³±æ A machine for converting mechanical
energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic
induction – a generator.
E
»¼¼§ ½«®®»²¬æ Undesirable current induced in the
metal structure of an electrical device due to the rate
»´»½¬®·½¿´ -§³¾±´-æ Graphic illustrations used in
electrical system diagrams to show the function of a
device or component.
»´»½¬®·½·¬§æ
in a conductor.
»´»½¬®·½ -¬¿®¬·²¹ -§-¬»³æ A group of electrical
components activated by the operator to rotate the
crankshaft when starting an engine.
»´»½¬®±ó³±¬·ª» º±®½» øÛÓÚ÷æ The force which
the voltage potential.
»´»½¬®±´§¬»æ A mixture of water and sulfuric acid
(H2SO4) used in a lead-acid battery.
»´»½¬®±²-æ The parts of an atom that have a negative
electrical charge
F
º®»» »´»½¬®±²æ An electron that is capable of jumping
in or out of the outer orbit.
º®»¯«»²½§æ 1. The number of complete electrical
cycles per second (cps).
The process of rectifying
AC and recovering the B- pulse of AC that the diode
blocks.
º«´´ °±©»® ±«¬´»¬: Enables you to draw the full power
of the generator out of one outlet.
º«-»æ An excess current protection device with a thin
metal strip that melts and opens the circuit when a
short circuit or excess current condition occurs.
G – I
¹»²»®¿¬±®æ An electrical device that produces an AC
or as magnets are rotated inside a wire coil.
¹®±«²¼æ A connection, intentional or accidental,
between an electrical circuit and the earth or some
conduction body serving in the place of the earth.
An electronic device used in a
charging system that converts AC to DC by blocking
in only one direction.
¸»®¬¦ øئ÷æ The international unit of frequency equal
to one cycle per second.
¸±®-»°±©»® øØÐ÷æ A unit of power equal to 746
watts (W) or 33,000 lb.-ft. per minute (550 lb.-ft. per
second).
·¼´» ½±²¬®±´æ A system that controls the idle speed of
the engine in direct relation to the electrical load.
·¹²·¬·±² ¿®³¿¬«®»æ A component containing two or
more coils which, when acted upon by a magnetic
·¹²·¬·±² ½±·´æ A device used to supply DC voltage to
the spark plugs.
·¹²·¬·±² -§-¬»³æ A system that provides a high
voltage spark in the combustion chamber at the
proper time.
·²¼«½¬·±²æ The production of voltage and current
electric charge.
·²¼«½¬·±² °®·²½·°´»æ A theory which states that with
a conductor, any one of the following (current, a
remaining two.