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They are very similar devices. They both involve a rotating shaft and coils of wire used as electromagnets.

However, only certain types of simple DC motors, can be used as generators with no modiication.

AC generators need careful control of the feild coils, via special circuits. Putting AC back into an AC generator will not make it work as a motor.

The small DC motors found in toys, can be used directly as a small DC generator. You will find this in practice, in hand generator flashlights. The generator used for charging the battery, is no more than a model motor.

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