trayson
08-11-2013, 12:26 AM
Okay, so if you look at Skidim's website and look at the description on the starter relay, it says the following:
http://www.skidim.com/products.asp?dept=1030
STARTER RELAY
* CAUTION * Test starter after installation.
If starter stays engaged, it is an indication of a low amperage problem. Check both ends of the battery cables and main grounds.
Please help me understand why LOW amperage would make a starter stay engaged. My understanding of how a starter works is that a magnet is energized and moves the bendix gear to engage the flywheel and the starter motor spins the bendix gear and then the magnet is deenergized and the bendix gear retracts.
Why would low amperage be a factor in this equation. Obviously this is enough of an issue that Skidim would put a bit warning on their website.
I am having issues with my starter staying engaged, so I need to understand this relationship.
http://www.skidim.com/products.asp?dept=1030
STARTER RELAY
* CAUTION * Test starter after installation.
If starter stays engaged, it is an indication of a low amperage problem. Check both ends of the battery cables and main grounds.
Please help me understand why LOW amperage would make a starter stay engaged. My understanding of how a starter works is that a magnet is energized and moves the bendix gear to engage the flywheel and the starter motor spins the bendix gear and then the magnet is deenergized and the bendix gear retracts.
Why would low amperage be a factor in this equation. Obviously this is enough of an issue that Skidim would put a bit warning on their website.
I am having issues with my starter staying engaged, so I need to understand this relationship.