Re: starter problems-65 Midget Mk1/1275

[jtilton@vt.edu (Jay Tilton)]

Robert J Donahue/DELCO wrote:
>I believe somebody commented that starters are not polarity
>sensitive. I'm just a novice backyard auto mechanic, but as
>an electrical engineer, I believe all DC motors are polarity
>sensitive.

A DC motor that uses permanent magnets will change direction
when you change the input polarity.  One that uses field coils,
like a starter, will not.
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