Electrical Machines
A dc shunt generator, when commissioned after a major repair of the field system, failed to build Up voltage. It was because

 field system lost residual magnetism
 there was a break in the armature circuit
 field resistance was higher than critical resistance
 field winding was wrongly connected

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Electrical Machines
For a given torque, reducing divertor resistance of a DC series motor

  Decrease in speed but armature current remains the same.
  Decrease in speed demanding less armature current.
  Increase in speed demanding more armature current.
  Increase in speed but armature currnet remains the same.

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