Charles Kettering, after introducing the first electric self-starter in 1911, receives a patent for the device on Aug. 17, 1915. Kettering’s self-starter was patent No. 1,150,523. The application was ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

The other day I hopped in the Four Wheeler EcoDiesel-powered long-term Jeep Wrangler and pushed the start button. The starter whirred, the engine started, I drove away. This got me thinking about all ...

For as long as I can remember, Schumacher Electric’s been the champion of any mechanical-minded person I know regarding battery chargers and jump starters. Why? Because they get the job done no matter ...

In late 1907, American automotive pioneer Byron Carter reputedly came across an innocuous scene. A lady, driving across the Belle Isle bridge in Detroit, had stalled her Cadillac. Getting it restarted ...

There are a lot of components of cars that we take for granted these days, and the electric self-starter is one of them. Its inventor, Charles Franklin Kettering, was born on this day in 1876, with ...

In electric motor applications, it is important to avoid situations that create unnecessary wear and tear on the motor and driven machinery as this can result in reduced service life, significant ...

IdlePro® and IdlePro Extreme® alternators and PowerPro® and PowerPro Extreme® starters provide the power needed to reliably answer every call. NOVI, MI (October 16, 2020) - As the COVID-19 pandemic ...