Updated for 2009! This video provides an overview of the charging system, with its battery, alternator, voltage regulator, and starter solenoid; a detailed examination of the alternator and its construction; a close-up look at the function of the alternator’s rectifier; and a comparison of the internal voltage-type voltage regulator with its predecessors, the remote solid state and contact point voltage regulators. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. Correlates to National CTE Organizational Standards (including the provisions of the Perkins Act). A Shopware Production. (14 minutes)