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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 74 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 74 | I'm hooking up the 6 volt generator and need help identifying the capacitor looking thing.
It's screwed into the case and has a lead to connect it to one of the therminals. I have a post marked "F", the other is unmarked.
Anyone know which post to attach it?
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | F = Field terminal It is most likely a radio noise-suppression condenser (figure 57). | | | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 74 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 74 | Excellent, thanks for the intel | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | DO NOT attach a condenser to the field circuit. Unless you're running an original-equipment AM radio, the condenser on the Arm. terminal is not required. It was there to filter out RF frequencies created by the commutator bars of the armature.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 74 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 74 | No radio in the 3600. I'll remove the condenser. | | |
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