In An AC Current Generator, Part 1, I talked about the overall principle in creating an AC current generator. Today I am going to start to describe how to create a transformer, specifically to ...

In the simplest of terms, an AC generator supplies power directly to a 120-volt circuit to run AC accessories throughout a boat, as well as charge the boat’s batteries (through an AC-to-­DC charger).

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I wrote an article on this topic in 2000 that was published on Circuit Cellar Online. Despite what the alarmists may tell you that nothing is ever deleted on the Internet, I have evidence to the ...