can an electric motor run a generator to power itself?

[gene gene]

@ mbrownn,
In post #43 you wrote "By the way, I do enjoy your posts even if I can't grasp it all"
I wish to send this same message to you. I am quite new to electronics and find your posts to be very informative. I (and I'm sure others) have learned a lot from your posts, you seem to have a gift for simplistic teaching or looking at things from a basic electronic view, and I find this to be refreshing in a field where I have so little knowledge and so much interest. I want to thank you for all your hard work here.
When you post I look.
Regards, Gene

[cityhunter]

3000 Watt Generator Powers Itself, Grinder & Drill Press

bonjour a tous

je sais pas si vous avez fait attention mais sur la vidéo il y a un truck entre le générateur et le moteur on le voie a 0:31 on dirais une bobine

et a 0:40 on voie bien que les fils noir et blanc von autre part avant de revenir sur les interupteur