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A generator containing both series and shunt fields is called a _____ generator.

The universal motor has a wound armature and brushes like an AC motor, as well as an added component, the _____.

In a generator, the _____ permits part of the current that normally flows through the series field to flow through the resistor.

Shunt generators contain only a shunt field winding connected in _____ with the armature.

A compound generator has both series and shunt field windings. When those windings are connected so their fields oppose each other in the production of magnetism, that connection is called _____.

A single-phase synchronous motor is sometimes referred to as a(n) _____ motor.

The output voltage of a generator is usually controlled by the amount of _____.

The _____ winding is made of many turns of small wire and is located at the top of the stator core of a split-phase motor.

What is the component of a DC generator that converts the armature AC into DC?

Armatures are wound to provide high voltage, high current, or some specific combination of voltage and current. Which type of winding provides high voltage and low current?