Hydraulic Engine Starters
Energy is stored in the form of hydraulic oil under pressure inside the piston accumulator. The oil is released either via a foot-operated or solenoid-operated start valve. Once released, the oil travels to the starter motor, which engages with the engine ring gear and begins to crank the engine. Once the engine has reached firing speed, the pinion gear is automatically kicked back by the ring gear. The recharging of the system can be done manually by means of a hand-operated pump, electrically by means of a hydraulic pump or even through the host machine’s onboard hydraulics, if applicable.
With a range of 3 different physical sizes and 6 different starter displacements, engines small as single-cylinder water pumps and as large as 16-cylinder, 80-liter earth-moving machinery power plants can be started.
Hydraulic Engine Starters
Energy is stored in the form of hydraulic oil under pressure inside the piston accumulator. The oil is released either via a foot-operated or solenoid-operated start valve. Once released, the oil travels to the starter motor, which engages with the engine ring gear and begins to crank the engine. Once the engine has reached firing speed, the pinion gear is automatically kicked back by the ring gear. The recharging of the system can be done manually by means of a hand-operated pump, electrically by means of a hydraulic pump or even through the host machine’s onboard hydraulics, if applicable.
With a range of 3 different physical sizes and 6 different starter displacements, engines small as single-cylinder water pumps and as large as 16-cylinder, 80-liter earth-moving machinery power plants can be started.
JetStream Turbine Starters
The turbine starter works by allowing a stream of compressed air to enter the casing of the unit which is guided via the inlet nozzles to strike the primary turbine wheel. On impact with the primary wheel, the energy transfer makes the wheel rotate at very high speed. This effect is repeated as the air exits the first wheel, is redirected by the stator wheel and strikes the secondary wheel, with the turbine finally reaching speeds of 25 to 40 thousand rpm.
This high speed is reduced by approximately 10 times inside a precision planetary gearbox and the resultant speed reduction and torque magnification then drives the pinion gear to start the engine.
Spring Starter Motors
Spring starters require no external power systems, unlike their electric, air (pneumatic) or hydraulic counterparts. They are simple, compact, and dependable. They are often the preferred choice for backup starting because they can remain energized or deenergized without any performance or physical deterioration. The SureStart range of spring starters are a direct replacement for an existing electric (or other) starter system, making them easy and simple to fit. Using a SureStart spring starter is safe and easy.
