Starting Systems

Question 1

Armature

Answer 1

Only rotating part of the starter

Question 2

Starter motor brushes

Answer 2

4 brushes

Ride on the commutator

Carry heavy current flow

Question 3

What controls the starter solenoid?

Answer 3

Starter control circuit

Ignition switch, neutral safety switch, starter relay and solenoid winding.

Question 4

What is a growler used for?

Answer 4

Treated the starter motor for shorted coils.

Question 5

What is CEMF?

Answer 5

Counter electromagnetic force

Opposite current back to battery by spinning armature.

Question 6

The starter motor drive gear engages the fly wheel, but is pulled out of mesh before it can crank. What’s the cause?

Answer 6

Open in the hold in winding of the solenoid.