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2. Startix - Wikipedia

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   The Startix automatic engine starting mechanism was a relay in a small box added to the vehicle's electrical system. It automatically started an engine from cold or if stalled. It was supplied to vehicle manufacturers in the mid 1930s and later as an aftermarket accessory — in the USA by Bendix Aviation Corporation [ 1] Eclipse Machine ...

3. Active Fuel Management - Wikipedia

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   Active Fuel Management (formerly known as displacement on demand (DoD)) is a trademarked name for the automobile variable displacement technology from General Motors. It allows a V6 or V8 engine to "turn off" half of the cylinders under light-load conditions to improve fuel economy .

4. Fire Up, Every Time: The Best Portable Jump Starters of 2024

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   The top pick for Best Overall portable jump starter is the Jump-N-Carry JNC325. Its 24.0-inch cable length, user-friendly design, and solid specifications impressed testers.

5. Avian Gyroplane - Wikipedia

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   It was later lost in a crash. The compressed air jump start system was not a success, so the second prototype used the engine, connected via a belt, clutch and gear box. This aircraft was also made lighter than the first with more use of aluminium and fibreglass, increasing cruising speed by 25%. [2] It was followed by three pre-production ...

6. Start-stop system - Wikipedia

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   The i-Stop system, Mazda's first start stop system, detects which piston is in the best position to restart quickest, which is the one in the combustion stroke phase, where air and fuel are in the cylinder, ready to be ignited. The mixture in this cylinder is ignited by the spark plug, forcing that piston down, and with assistance from the ...

7. Auxiliary power unit - Wikipedia

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   The first German jet engines built during the Second World War used a mechanical APU starting system designed by the German engineer Norbert Riedel.It consisted of a 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) two-stroke flat engine, which for the Junkers Jumo 004 design was hidden in the intake diverter, essentially functioning as a pioneering example of an auxiliary power unit for starting a jet engine.