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Starter Circuit

The electrical system that carries the low and high current power to the starter components required to start the vehicle.

Starter Clutch

An overrunning clutch assembly used to provent starter damage when the flywheel begins to turn faster than the pinion gear.

Starter Drive

The part of the starter motor that engages the armature-mounted pinion gear to the engine-flywheel ring gear.

Starter Motor

A small electric motor used to turn the engine for starting.

Starter Motor Drive

A term used for starter drive.

Starter Relay

A magnetic switch, generally operated by the ignition switch, that uses low current to close a circuit to control the flow of very high current to the starter.

Starter Ring Gear

A relatively large diameter starter-driven gear attached over the torque converter or flywheel flex-drive plate.

Starter Safety Switch

An electrical switch that prevents the starting of a vehicle with an automatic transmission while in gear.

Starter Solenoid

A magnetic switch, energize by the ignition switch, that shifts the starter-drive pinion gear into the flywheel ring gear, then closes the electric circuit to the starter.

Starting Motor

A term used for starter motor.

Starting Motor Drive

A term used for starter drive.

Starving

A condition where.

State Of Charge

The degree or the amount in percentage that a battery is charged. A fully charged battery would be 100% charged.

State Of The Art

1. A phrase that implies being up-to-date in technology. 2. Pertaining to the latest technology. 3. Using the latest scientific or engineering developments.

Static

1. The state in which a quantity does not change appreciably within an arbitrarily long period of time. 2. A body at rest.

Static Balance

A process of checking and/or correcting weight distribution of interrelated parts while they are not in motion.

Static Friction

The friction between two bodies at rest.

Static Pressure

The pressure of a vapor or liquid in a container or system under ambient temperature conditions with no load imposed.

Static Pressure Seal

No movement between the sealing surfaces, such as the oil pan to engine.

Static Seal

A seal that prevents fluid passage between two parts that are in fixed positions relative to each other.