Alternator and starter motor test fixture

A rotating-machine test fixture, comprising:

• a base includes one or more support members that form a channel that is oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base, the base receiving a rotating machine so that an axis of rotation of the rotating machine is aligned in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base;
• a flexible member comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the base at a first location and the second end being slidably attached to the base at a second location to hold the received rotating machine against the base, the flexible member extending in a second direction that is transverse to the longitudinal axis;
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• a wedge member that moves with respect to the base in the first direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base, the wedge member being selectably positioned between the received rotating machine and the base to align the axis of rotation of the rotating machine to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base.

A rotating-machine test fixture, comprising:

• a base includes one or more support members that form a channel that is oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base, the base receiving a rotating machine so that an axis of rotation of the rotating machine is aligned in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base;
• a flexible member comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the base at a first location and the second end being slidably attached to the base at a second location to hold the received rotating machine against the base, the flexible member extending in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal axis;
• a flexible-member tensioner that receives the flexible member and that slidably attaches to the base along the first direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base, the flexible-member tensioner selectably increasing a tension of the flexible member as the flexible member holds the received rotating machine;
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• a wedge member that moves with respect to the base in the first direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base, the wedge member being selectably positioned between the received rotating machine and the base to align the axis of rotation of the rotating machine to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base.