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Vehicle Starting System Components

The starting system consists of 6 main components: the battery, ignition switch, battery cables, starter motor assembly, starter safety switch, and flywheel assembly. The starter motor draws large amounts of current to turn the engine flywheel over via the starter gear. The starting system has two circuits - a control circuit connecting the ignition switch to the starter solenoid, and a starter circuit carrying heavy current from the battery to the starter motor. Starter failures can include problems with the solenoid, safety switches, battery or starter motor.

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Vehicle Starting System Components

The starting system consists of 6 main components: the battery, ignition switch, battery cables, starter motor assembly, starter safety switch, and flywheel assembly. The starter motor draws large amounts of current to turn the engine flywheel over via the starter gear. The starting system has two circuits - a control circuit connecting the ignition switch to the starter solenoid, and a starter circuit carrying heavy current from the battery to the starter motor. Starter failures can include problems with the solenoid, safety switches, battery or starter motor.

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Starting system
PURPOSE

The vehicles starting


system is designed to turn
or crank engine over.
Starting system

What are some of the


starting system
components.
6 basic components

 1) Battery
 2) Ignition switch
 3)Battery cables
 4)Starter motor assembly
 5)Starter safety switch
 6) Flywheel assembly
 Manual vehicle and some automatic
transmission have safety switches.
Starter

Average starter motor draws


about 250Amps or more.
This current flows through the
large cables that connect the
battery to the starter and ground.
Function

 The starter circuit has 2 separate


circuits.

1) The control circuit


2) The starter circuit
The Control Circuit

 Connects battery power at the


ignition switch to the magnetic
switch which controls the high
current to the starter motor.
The Starter Circuit

Carriers the heavy current from


the battery to the starter motor
through a magnetic switch in a
solenoid.
Starter Solenoid

 Receives a large electric current from the car battery and


a small electric current from the ignition switch.

 When the ignition switch is turned on, a small electric


current is sent to the starter solenoid.

 This causes the starter solenoid to close a pair of heavy


contacts
Starter Solenoid
Starting Safety Switch

What is a Starting safety switch?

Why do we need a starting


safety switch?
Starting Safety Switch

 Also called a park neutral safety switch for


automatic transmissions.
 Prevents the starting system from operating
when the transmission is in gear. Switch in
series with circuit.

 Clutch start switch used on manual


transmission cars.
 Switch is mounted on clutch pedal.
PNP Switch
Clutch Safety Switch
Fly Wheel

Attached to the end of the


crankshaft.
Large diameter, makes it easy for
starter to engage and rotate engine
through gear reduction

FlyWheel
Starter failures

What are some of the


possible starting failures
that may occur.
Starting circuit failures

Starter solenoid.
Starter safety switches.
(PNP and clutch switch)
Battery problems
Starter motor.
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