Starter No-load Test

Starter No-load Test

86M 2015

1. A Starter
2. B Battery
3. Clamp the starter firmly into a vice.
4. Connect the starter to the battery as described in the diagram below and confirm that the motor starts and keeps rotating.
5. If the electric current and motor speed meet the specifications when the battery voltage is at 11 V, the starter is working properly.

Specifications:

Mitsuba: 80 A or less (electric current),
(1.4 KW) 2600 rpm or more (motor speed)
Mitsuba: 80 A or less (electric current),
(1.6 KW) 2600 rpm or more (motor speed)

Starter Brush Holder Test

86M 2016

1. A Brush holder −
2. B Brush holder +
3. Check that there is no continuity between the + and − brush holders.
   If continuity exists, replace the brush holder assembly.

86M 2017

1. A Spring scale
2. B Spring
3. C Brush

2. Insert the brush into the brush holder, and bring the brush into contact with the commutator, then attach a spring scale to the spring. Measure the spring tension at the moment the spring lifts off the brush.