[ARC5] BC-455 adventure

[J. Forster]

That would maintain the full field strength. The rotor would spin about
half speed and the output voltage would be about half of nominal.

If the 14 V source is stiff, the operation should be stable. The
instability is caused by high supply output impedance.

-John

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>> I've had sets in which the fils had been rewired for 12 volts.
>> I put a 28 volt dyno on them, run it at 12 volts and it worked
>> just fine.  Ran for hours.
>
> Circa 1980 I opened up an ARC-5 dynamotor and found that
> the two field coils were connected in series across the 28V input.
> It should be no problem to rewire them in parallel, making them
> appropriate for 12-14V. This may give more stable operation at
> that voltage for those who want to try it.
>
> 73 de Neil ZL1ANM
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