Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
can start
English answer:
can-type starting capacitor
Added to glossary by
Franco Mori
Apr 4, 2006 09:56
18 yrs ago
English term
can start
English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
power generator
I find in a spare part list:
...Starter Motor - pre can start
...Starter Motor - can start
could anybody explain what "can start" can be?
...Starter Motor - pre can start
...Starter Motor - can start
could anybody explain what "can start" can be?
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| 1 +1 | can-type starting capacitor |
Tony M
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| 1 | just to muddy the water.... |
jccantrell
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can-type starting capacitor
There could well be 2 different ones, perhaps in some way one is 'pre' or before the other; or there is some kind of 'pre-starting' procedure. Do you have type numbers for them, or anything like that?
Or of course it might simply be a 'previous model' and by inference a 'current model'
This really is TOO cryptic to be sure of anything!
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-04-04 18:55:11 GMT)
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I've just thought --- this is probably 2 different types of starter motor, one for the earlier model that did not use capacitor starting ('pre can'), and the other is the later model where capacitor starting is used ('can')
Theer would certainly be 2 different types of motor in this case!
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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-04-04 18:58:00 GMT)
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Except that if this is a 'starter motor' for starting the engine of a generator, I can't see why a starter motor of this type would ever use a 'can-type' (or any other...) capacitor anyway. This type of capacitor is commonly used for starting electric motors, not i/c engines...
Or of course it might simply be a 'previous model' and by inference a 'current model'
This really is TOO cryptic to be sure of anything!
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-04-04 18:55:11 GMT)
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I've just thought --- this is probably 2 different types of starter motor, one for the earlier model that did not use capacitor starting ('pre can'), and the other is the later model where capacitor starting is used ('can')
Theer would certainly be 2 different types of motor in this case!
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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-04-04 18:58:00 GMT)
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Except that if this is a 'starter motor' for starting the engine of a generator, I can't see why a starter motor of this type would ever use a 'can-type' (or any other...) capacitor anyway. This type of capacitor is commonly used for starting electric motors, not i/c engines...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Benham
: I suspect it's old and new models. The more recent can-start starter motor, and the one for older models before can-start was introduced--maybe a better term for this might be "can't-start".
5 hrs
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Thanks, RB!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Tony, you have been really helpfull!"
5 hrs
jccantrell
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Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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47
just to muddy the water....
CAN is the name of a standard bus used in automobiles. Is it possible that they have old and new starters, ones for before the CAN bus was introduced and one for after?
Just guessing.
Just guessing.
Note from asker:
| This is the manual of a power generator and the specific word of the question is in a list of spare parts close in the list to the Starter Motor. In some other place of the same document all references to the CAN bus are made with CAN in capital letters. |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Nice idea, JCC, but as far as I know, this isn't automotive? // Yes, of course, though I may be a bit cranky [BE meaning!]; but Asker said 'power generator' in the 'field' field...
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You don't have a starter in your car? Gee, must be hard to crank. And even the Airbags are connected to computers nowadays. -- OOOPS, missed that last portion.
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