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The last time I needed something like that I used the latch out of the trunk lid of a junked car. An electronic circuit drove a small...

A thought that I can't shake; Startled reaction and muscle memory; In the helicopter: The helicopter may have passed below the...

Step one: Buy a limit switch or sensor. Buy a relay. Set the sensor just head of the stop sensor. When the Mover reaches the sensor the...

Do you remember the CCA ratings? Two batteries with similar Ah rating may have a 2:1 ratio between CCA ratings. This is related to...

Seen many 24 Volt start systems on highway trucks. Put a meter on it and see 28 Volts. There may have been other fields such as...

Did you ever wonder what this was? Found on the fire wall of big three cars up until the mid 60s. Customer; "My car starts right up...

What type of field control does the starter-generator use? What type of generator is it? Starter generators were once common on small...

12 Volt nominal. Actual open circuit voltage = 27.6 Volts to 28 Volts. Drops to 15 Volts under heavy load? I haven't done automotive...

Not angry at all. Trying to be helpful. But Not very diplomatic either. Sorry, that's just me. I am frustrated from time to time by the...

Use ammonia as a refrigerant. Cold water will absorb a many times its volume of ammonia gas. Liquid ammonia may be evaporated in an...

Cast aluminum is common in smaller sizes of Squirrel Cage Induction Motors. I guess the answer is; "Yes".

Good point. Posting your opinions should not be an embarrassment to you when you are dead. Who would be embarrassed by what she had...

Look in catalogues such as Boston Gear. (I hope that they are still there. They were one of my "Go To"resources years ago.) They will...