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Out of an A.C. generator and a D.C. generator:

(a) which one uses a commutator (split rings)?
(b) which one uses slip rings?

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Solution

(a) A D.C. generator uses a commutator (split rings).
(b) An A.C. generator uses slip rings.

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The essential difference between an AC generator and a DC generator is that:
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Statement I: An A.C. generator has commutator and a D.C. generator has slip rings.
Statement II: An A.C. generator has slip rings while a D.C. generator has commutator.
Statement III: A.C. generator rotates only in one direction. Statement IV: The polarity of the current changes for every half rotation in a D.C. generator.

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