Hi Patrick,
I appreciate your concern regarding the switching of the load circuit of the alternator.
I don't operate an exciter circuit on this alternator.
Much to my surprise it wasn't needed when I first hooked it up being armed with a bit of wire and an alternator warning lamp. If you spin this thing fast enough it makes power on its own.
The regulator is built into the alternator and not readily accessible so disconnection of any control circuit will be difficult.
What damage do you think could occur if I was to open the charging circuit?
My plan was to open it whilst the mower was stationary to minimize the arcing of the switched dc current.
NormK
I am not planning to go into production with this as I have lost already too much sleep during this build.......lol
