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  2. Thomas Parker (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    In 1893 an American branch of Elwell-Parker was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] [5] [9] In 1893, the company was in difficulty and was reformed as the Electric Construction Company. In 1894, Parker resigned from the company and set up Thomas Parker Ltd. in Wolverhampton, making electrical equipment. (The company was eventually wound up in 1909 ...

  3. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle.. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.

  4. Starter (engine) - Wikipedia

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    An automobile starter motor (larger cylinder). The smaller object on top is a starter solenoid which controls power to the starter motor and engages the Bendix drive.. A starter (also self-starter, cranking motor, or starter motor) is a device used to rotate (crank) an internal-combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's operation under its own power.

  5. How to jump-start a car - AOL

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    6. Confirm that the jumper cables are not near any moving engine parts and start the booster car. Let it idle for several minutes to build up a sufficient charge to start the other car's dead battery.

  6. Starter solenoid - Wikipedia

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    The starter motor is a series, compound, or permanent magnet type electric motor with a solenoid and solenoid operated switch mounted on it. When low-current power from the starting battery is applied to the starter solenoid, usually through a key-operated switch, the solenoid closes high-current contacts for the starter motor and it starts to ...

  7. Jump start (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    Jump starting a vehicle Crocodile clips, also called automotive clips, on a set of jumper cables. A jump start, also called a boost, is a procedure of starting a motor vehicle (most commonly cars or trucks) that has a discharged battery. A temporary connection is made to the battery of another vehicle, or to some other external power source.

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  9. Detroit Electric - Wikipedia

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    The Detroit Electric was an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.The company built 13,000 electric cars from 1907 to 1939. [1]The marque was revived in 2008 by Albert Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and executive director of Lotus Cars of England. to produce modern all-electric cars by Detroit Electric Holding Ltd. of the Netherlands.