Starter motors sit at the center of every modern ignition, yet most drivers only notice them when the key twist leads to silence. I want to unpack what that small electric motor actually does, how it ...

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In this episode of “EC&M Tech Talk,” Randy Barnett, an electrical instructor, trainer, inspector, journeyman electrician, and safety expert, walks viewers through the basics of electromagnetic motor ...

Charles Kettering, after introducing the first electric self-starter in 1911, receives a patent for the device on Aug. 17, 1915. Kettering’s self-starter was patent No. 1,150,523. The application was ...

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 a ...

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. Something is wrong. You somehow knew that the ...

This article was updated May 15, 2023. It was originally published July 14, 2020. It often takes a lot of energy to get a motor up to speed. Across-the-line starters (DOL), the most common starter ...