Rapid advancements in automotive design has meant that traditional automotive parts are being modified and replaced to create more efficient, cost-effective engines. This article considers the history of starters and alternators in order to understand how hybrid engines have revolutionized their roles.
Starters
The role of an electric starter is to automatically create rotation in order to initiate the operation of a car’s engine.
A brief History
The first electric starter was installed on an Arnold in 1896 by HJ Dowsing in East Peckham, London. Its invention was a response to the dangers users encountered trying to start cars manually. Before the use of electric starters, an engine would have to be started by a hand crank. Users would wind the crank to create the force needed to initiate combustion in the engine. However, engines are notoriously unpredictable when they start up and often create powerful kickbacks. When a kickback occurred, hand cranks would violently swing back and injure the operator. This could result in broken thumbs, dislocated wrists, shoulders or even worse. For this reason, starters rapidly became popular and widely used.
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