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You can see what the field terminals connect to in this post: Alternator repair, a little show and tell.
here you can see where the brushes come through
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The two copper rings on the rotor is what they contact.
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When electricty flows through the rotor windings, it creates a magnetic field. That's why they are called field terminals.
Note the balance dimple.