single phase alternator

single phase alternator

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Single phase alternator, made by Mather and Platt, Manchester, 1885-1890. Hopkinsons patent with gauze brushes, rotor coil, two sets of four.

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Category:
Electricity Supply
Object Number:
Y1976.51.1
type:
alternator
credit:
Gift of Electrical Engineering Department, Univeristy of Manchester