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Default Genset voltage reg: capacitor vs. AVR

On Feb 17, 10:09*am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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I think he's saying he has a cheap generator that uses
a cap for voltage regulation. They apparently do that by using
a cap in conjuction with the power source for excitation.


I'm not sure how that works.


You mean whether the cap is shunted to the load and power source?
Because "in conjunction" means "in series with" right? At least,
that's how I've heard it mentioned before.