Thanks for that info Bigted, I have now learnt something else about Victa's, didn't know they charged the battery. I also often wondered about the second magnet on the flywheel of some normal Victa's.
Cool.
With just one diode only, I can tell you this is the simplest form of ac to dc rectification.
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