The Passat Starter by Volkswagen provides the Volkswagen car with the shot of mechanical movement it needs to kick the engine into action whenever you turn the key or press the button. The electric Starter motor operates by being fed by the battery via a thick cable; the battery has a dashboard-triggered solenoid that shoves the pinion into the flywheel ring gear, after which the armature spins between a set of field coils or permanent magnets. The armature is powered by an electromagnetic force; the drive shaft is powered by this armature, and the crankshaft is powered by the drive shaft until the engine can combust on its own, when an overrunning clutch decelerates to prevent damage. Initial designs employed a direct drive layout, although several current Volkswagen products have switched to a gear-reduction system that employs small gears between the armature and the drive, allowing a lighter unit to turn faster while providing more torque. Safety switches in the ignition circuit of all Volkswagens, whether fitted with a manual gearbox or an automatic gearbox, prevent unexpected movement by making sure the motor is only started in neutral or with the clutch pressed. Through the various years the Passat has received the same basic technology, but features like permanent-magnet fields, planetary gear sets, and small housings have enabled the more recent unit of Volkswagen to start off faster, less noisy, and more economical as compared to the cumbersome predecessors. With these innovations, the Starter no longer requires as much current to start, and it gives quality starts in all weather.
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