I've been a bit tired up. This weekend I'll try to put together a quick motor tutorial that explains some of the features of series field wound motors typically used for starters.

Dennis

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To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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A DC motor person that understands how the different designs work would shudder at the thought of powering up a series wound motor without a load.

How come?  Starters run free every time the engine starts and overruns the pinion, and all those noisy little appliance motors are series wound

Yrs,
d