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Old 04-18-2010, 02:24 PM   #3
alantf
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Re: Magneto IMPORTANT

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Originally Posted by Easy Rider

I still find it interesting, and a little disturbing, that Suzuki insists on calling that assembly a "magneto" when the common english term is "alternator".
Yes, very strange. A magneto produces direct current, whilst an alternator produces alternating current, which has to be changed to direct current by a rectifier.
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