Hi again,
At work we have a couple of J26C's AKA 422 classs loco's (Export boxcab SD38's) with a D32 main gen and when I kick her over, (I think) the main battery reverses the main gen to kick her over (reluctantly) and after I prime her and turn the start switch clockwise from “prime” to “start” slowly she finally cranks over and the layshaft does her thing and the roots blowers start screaming along with a puff of white smoke, anyway I am elaborating, My point is we also have two G26C’s (light weight SD38AC's) with an AR10 main alternator which uses two 32V starters in series to kick them over,…..so…..my question is from what I have gathered the Generator equipped EMD’s lack starter motors and the Alternator equipped EMD’s have starter motors ,is this because the alternator can not be reversed? And if so why it is that GE’s and many ALCo’s equipped with alternators do not have starter motors?. Again sorry about my elongated question to y’all and thanks in advance.
Regards, Derek
At work we have a couple of J26C's AKA 422 classs loco's (Export boxcab SD38's) with a D32 main gen and when I kick her over, (I think) the main battery reverses the main gen to kick her over (reluctantly) and after I prime her and turn the start switch clockwise from “prime” to “start” slowly she finally cranks over and the layshaft does her thing and the roots blowers start screaming along with a puff of white smoke, anyway I am elaborating, My point is we also have two G26C’s (light weight SD38AC's) with an AR10 main alternator which uses two 32V starters in series to kick them over,…..so…..my question is from what I have gathered the Generator equipped EMD’s lack starter motors and the Alternator equipped EMD’s have starter motors ,is this because the alternator can not be reversed? And if so why it is that GE’s and many ALCo’s equipped with alternators do not have starter motors?. Again sorry about my elongated question to y’all and thanks in advance.
Regards, Derek
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