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Originally Posted by shspvr
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From your link:
"Motorcycle alternator refers to a collection of components that includes the stator, but also includes magnets and a rectifier/regulator (devices that convert AC current to DC current and maintain steady output)."
The person who wrote this thinks that the rectifier-regulator is part of the alternator. He seems to think this because 1-piece automotive alternators often have the rectifier and regulator built in. The term "alternator" means an electro-mechanical device that generates AC. As I said above, the alternators we're used to have a stator and a rotating magnet structure (known as the "field"). Sometimes the rotating magnet is an electromagnet. Other alternators in other applications sometimes have a stationary field and a rotating "armature" (not "stator" since it's not stationary).
He also doesn't seem to realize that "AC" means "Alternating Current", and "DC" means "direct current", so he uses the term "AC Current" and "DC Current".