Quote Originally Posted by mudnut View Post
An old style twelve volt generator will have more chance of "self excitation", but a battery would still be needed to give proper voltage regulation as well.
Yes, I think you answered my question on the previous post by the above answer.

It's pretty obvious I need a battery connected to make the generator a useful thing for 12V appliances or mains appliances via an inverter, as you explained.

My physics head can't get around the process of "self excitation".

If the stator winding can't generate electricity without the field winding's rotating magnet, where on earth does the stator winding
generate the initial electricity to power up the field winding??!!

I can't get my head around that!!!

What comes first, chicken or the egg?