electric start
Push-button engine activation
Electric start is a mechanism that uses an electric motor to start an engine, as opposed to a manual method like a pull cord or kick starter.
Common on motorcycles, lawnmowers, generators, and outboard motors: The new model comes with electric start.
Most automobiles have used electric starters since the early twentieth century.
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- push-buttonDepressible activation mechanism
- keyLock-opening device
- engineMachine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
turn the key · kickstart · crank · battery · dead battery · turnover · spark · throttle · choke · generator · outboard · lawnmower · motorcycle · snowblower · alternator · solenoid · rumble · engine roar
- Motorcyclesmotorcycle, motorbike, cruiser, cruisers, sport bike
- generatorsgenerator, generators, diesel generator, portable generator, standby generator
- Snowmobilingsnowmobile, snowmobiles, sled, sleds, snow machine
- boat enginesoutboard, outboard motor, inboard, inboard motor, trolling motor
- snow blowersauger, chute, impeller, single-stage, two-stage
electric startpull start
Cord-yanking ignition method
pull cord · kick start · hand crank · crank start · push start
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