[T3] Bosch Starter...

[Keith Park]

All the "small" sized starters are that way, probably all of them these days
but the Japanese started with these probably 20 years ago...

Keith


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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:53 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Bosch Starter...

On 9 Apr 2011 at 23:26, Keith Park wrote:

> The new starters have rare-earth magnets in them, and they are very
brittle.
> They will break if you hit them with a hammer.  If your starter quits, its
> time for a new starter or to rebuild the old one anyway.

Really? Are they all permanent magnet motors now, no field windings? 
That would be quite a change. Probably saves some space and certainly 
saves some starter current and load on the battery.

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