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  2. Starter solenoid - Wikipedia

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    The starter solenoid is sometimes called the starter relay, but many cars reserve that name for a separate relay which supplies power to the starter solenoid. In these cases, the ignition switch energizes the starter relay, which energizes the starter solenoid, which energizes the starter motor. The starter solenoid is above the starter motor.

  3. Startix - Wikipedia

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    The generator delivers current once the engine starts and part of it goes to a second Startix solenoid that switches off the current from battery to starter. If the engine and generator stop, then that second solenoid switches on the current from the battery to the starter. [3] There are many further refinements associated with the plain relay.

  4. Ignition switch - Wikipedia

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    Ignition switch on a Saab 9-5 An ignition switch , starter switch or start switch is a switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates the main electrical systems for the vehicle, including "accessories" (radio, power windows, etc.).

  5. General Motors ignition switch recalls - Wikipedia

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    The ignition switch was designed to remove power from the vehicle's airbags when in the Off or Accessory mode. [11] Therefore, this was a safety hazard: If the switch changed from Run to Accessory and the vehicle was involved in an accident, it would no longer have power to release the airbags, and it would be difficult for the driver to steer ...

  6. Starter (engine) - Wikipedia

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    An automobile starter motor (larger cylinder). The smaller object on top is a starter solenoid which controls power to the starter motor and engages the Bendix drive.. A starter (also self-starter, cranking motor, or starter motor) is a device used to rotate (crank) an internal-combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's operation under its own power.

  7. Clay Aiken Says He Lost '50 Percent' of His Fans When ... - AOL

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    When Clay Aiken came out to the world in 2008, the public didn't react how they likely would today.. Shortly after the birth of his son, Parker, in August 2008, the American Idol alum came out as ...

  8. Relay - Wikipedia

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    In an automobile, a starter relay allows the high current of the cranking motor to be controlled with small wiring and contacts in the ignition key. Electromechanical switching systems including Strowger and crossbar telephone exchanges made extensive use of relays in ancillary control circuits.

  9. One woman's 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from ...

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    When a court declared Iwao Hakamata innocent in September, the world's longest-serving death row inmate seemed unable to comprehend, much less savour the moment. "I told him he was acquitted, and ...