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  2. Starter solenoid - Wikipedia

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    A starter solenoid is an electromagnet which is actuated to engage the starter motor of an internal combustion engine. It is normally attached directly to the starter motor which it controls. Its primary function is as the actuating coil of a contactor (a relay designed for large electric currents) which connects the battery to the starter ...

  3. Contact protection - Wikipedia

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    Every time the contacts of an electromechanical switch, relay or contactor are opened or closed, there is a certain amount of contact wear. If the contact is cycling without electricity (dry), the impact of the contact electrodes a slightly deformed by the resulting cold forging. [1]

  4. Magnetic starter - Wikipedia

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    A magnetic starter has a contactor and an overload relay, which will open the control voltage to the starter coil if it detects an overload on a motor. [1] [2] The overload relay opens a set of contacts that are wired in series with the supply to the contactor feeding the motor. The characteristics of the heaters can be matched to the motor so ...

  5. 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.

  6. General Motors ignition switch recalls - Wikipedia

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    On June 5, 2014, Valukas' report on the recall was made public. In it, he asserted that the company's failure to fix the defective switches sooner was not due to a cover-up on the company's part, [66] but rather due to "their failure to understand, quite simply, how the car was built." [67] The report led to Barra firing 15 of her employees. [66]

  7. Critical safety alert: Boeing 737 rudder malfunction linked ...

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    The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an urgent warning to airlines that fly the Boeing 737, saying a failure first seen on a United Airlines flight in February could cause problems ...

  8. More rain for the Drake Relays? What the data shows ... - AOL

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    The National Weather Service is forecasting a 50% chance of rain Thursday evening, during the distance carnival, and a high chance of showers with the potential for thunderstorms throughout the ...

  9. Intermittent fault - Wikipedia

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    Intermittent failures can be a cause of no-fault-found (NFF) occurrences in electronic products and systems. NFF implies that a failure (fault) occurred or was reported to have occurred during a product’s use. The product was analyzed or tested to confirm the failure, but “a failure or fault” could be not found.