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Old 03-06-2019, 04:12 PM   #7
lindy williams
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Default Re: Engine starter, revision

The low spring pressure and soft carbon brushes on a generator may smear the mica on the surface of the commutator. the higher spring pressure and hard copper brushes on the starter cut the mica away and avoid any chance of the conductive brush residue from getting between the commutator segment and shorting between them.
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