Onan engine help

[nigel 150]

A friend has two aged Wheelhorses ,  one with an Onan engine with a charging regulator rectifier of a type that I’ve not seen before. Instead of the usual three separate terminals - one for each end of the stator winding and the centre one for the output to the battery, it has the centre one bonded to one of the outers.

Can anyone explain this. ?

Not having much joy with attaching an image. Says that I’ve used up all my attachment space but don’t seem to be able to clear any off.

 

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,096]

That is how most of the regulators are wired but most are done inside the regulator. Wheel Horse did do it for a while around 1982 and identified as a 2-wire regulator.

[Handy Don 12,467]

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Edited April 30, 2023 by Handy Don