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There are usually a few clues that will let you know when a starter is about to fail - here's what you need to listen for to ...
See exactly how a starter actually spins a motor thanks to this nifty custom see-through model.
You hop in your Dodge diesel and turn the key only to be greeted with a click-click sound, instead of the more familiar whirring of your starter motor. Somethin ...
It's also important to remember that a magnetic motor starter is a contactor that has the addition of an overload relay assembly that provides running overload protection to the motor. Selection of ...
The motor could backfire and kick the handle back in the starter's hands. You can just imagine the gruesome injuries that a metal bar thrown at point-blank range by a motor can do to a person.
Vehicle alternators are interesting beasts. Produced on a massive scale, these electric machines are available for a minimum of cost and contain all kinds of great parts: some power electronics and… ...
Pressing a motor designed for such a task into continuous duty seems like, well, a non-starter. And to be fair, [Austin] fully acknowledges this from the start.
BMW recalls 105,588 vehicles in the U.S. due to risk of fire from overheating starter motor. No accidents or injuries reported. Free software update offered.