On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 20:30:23 -0400, "Garland Gray II"
wrote:

I'm curious : is the charging mechanism of this motor considered an
alternator (would it indeed be damaged switching batteries) ? I think the
Honda 15 I had, which actually had a higher amperage than the 50, just had
what I thought were magnets in the flywheel. At least there was no
alternator that i would recognise.

If it has diode rectifiers that convert AC to DC, it can be damaged by
switching batteries.