Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sdate-at-gte-dot-net> PsychoticMinds1, Please use a real name..... The unit appears to be a "dynamoter"... a device that IS a moter and a generator. Sometimes called a "gen-set". Might be more trouble than it's worth (brushes/etc) IMHO. steve