On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:55:32 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Pretty much what Craig says, The only real detail if it mattered would > be the method of engagement. The traditional method, using a solenoid > to switch the high current, is by far the most common. Yes, I forgot about that Ford design, which moved the contactor function out of the solenoid into a separate starter relay. That design does not apply to Mercedes and likely not to Toyota. Craig > Ford had a design that I don’t think is in use any more that used a > heavy laminated armature that engaged the Bendix drive rather than a > linear solenoid. It was known as “movable pole shoe” design. It > eliminated the solenoid and fed high current directly to the starter > through a relay. There was a “pole shoe” or for lack of a better > description a large flat armature that was hinged at the drive end of > the starter. When current started to flow in the starter windings, the > magnetic field from the starter windings pulled the pole shoe in > against the windings, which pushed the Bendix drive out, engaging the > flywheel. > > Like this: > > http://autosystempro.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Positive-engagement-starters-use-a-moveable-pole-shoe.jpg > > -D > > > > > On Sep 20, 2017, at 4:19 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Starter function is generally generic? > > Solenoid, starter motor, connection to battery and grounded to engine. > > Usual to have a heavy braided wire from solenoid to starter motor. Is > > the braid positive? since the motor body is grounded at motor. What > > would cause the braid to disintegrate? Yes, IL rust. Stalled burned > > motor? Stalled or burned solenoid? And, Toyota. Anyone? > > Thanks. > > Pepper jam for Kaleb. > > tin.man _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
