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Originally Posted by jonathan180iq
I'll admit that my weakness is electronics and wiring. That being said, to me, as a fellow motorhead, the magneto/alternator/generator are the same thing.
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Well you can think whatever you want but they are not the same. Just like a cat and a dog are not the same just because they both have 4 legs. :roll:
They may perform a similar function but that does NOT make them the same.
And it is not just a matter of semantics.
A magneto, a generator and an alternator are each seperate and distinct electrical components. They are NOT the same. This comes from an Engineering Technician with 10 years of school and 35 years of experience.
The assertion that you cannot make AC current directly is pattently absurd. If you don't believe that, go ask the power company.
Having said all that, however, I'm willing to cut the OP a little slack because whoever made the parts list he is looking at screwed up. A clue to that is the fact that some of the component parts says "generator" and the Suzuki Service Manual refers to it as a "generator". It is NOT a magneto. I don't know this for sure but since everything in the official Suzuki manual calls it a generator, I'm betting that you can NOT "call Suzuki" and order a magneto.
So........if you don't want to appear dense or stupid, then don't continue to refer to things by the wrong name once you know it is wrong. Which is NOW. The fact that one parts list says magneto doesn't make it one.......and the fact that the Japanesse call it a generator doesn't mean that is the proper term to use in the US motor transportation industry. Over here, the electrical components that produce power on a GZ250 is called an ALTERNATOR, not a generator and certainly not a magneto.
And another note to the OP: Your diatribe would be impressive if it wasn't so totally WRONG. You put MUCH too much stock in a single source........especially one that appears only on the Iternet.
Y'all don't have to take my word for it. If you think it is REALLY that important to try to defend your position, find a community college close to you that has an Auto Shop program with an instructor who is over 30. Go ask him if a magneto, generator and alternator are the same thing.
Clue: If they are really the same thing, then they would be interchangeable.