Starting an engine is not that easy as it seems to be. With all those techs we’ve achieved in machinery. Still, we can only get our machines running indirectly through a starter motor. The complex process of engine starting makes it prone to problems. We’d suffer from a starter motor failing when we’re about to drive to work or generate power with a diesel. A backup diesel generator is equipped in many fields that can cause severe losses due to power outages. Accordingly, a backup starter motor is also indispensable. But which one is exactly the best alternative engine starter for diesel? This article will show you some ideas about engine starter failure and how to choose the best backup engine starter for your field.

What are the possible causes of a diesel engine starter failure?

The structure of a starter is a little bit complex. So when you find the starter motor won’t launch your diesel, there could be many causes. Above we’ve known the symptoms and corresponding damaged parts, and now we’re going to look at what might have caused those failures. From this, we can also grasp a little bit of knowledge on how to maintain the engine starter.

The structure of a starter is a little bit complex. So when you find the starter motor won’t launch your diesel, there could be many causes. Above we’ve known the symptoms and corresponding damaged parts, and now we’re going to look at what might have caused those failures. From this, we can also grasp a little bit of knowledge on how to maintain the engine starter.

Corroded, damaged or dirty solenoid connections

As a sophisticated instrument with a complex structure, a starter might cease to work when it got erosion, dirt or damage on its solenoid.

Electrically damaged

Electric connection problems

If you start your car in the wrong way like too many times in a row. The starting system might get overheat, and a short circuit could occur.

Magnetic switch damaged

Probably the most common damage happens to a starter.

While there are too many possible causes, so I won’t list them all here. It’s lucky if those failures happen when you’re just trying to start your mower in the yard. In many fields like the petroleum industry or marine, failing to start a diesel could lead to great loss. So in those scenarios, a backup starting system is often equipped.

Why is it so important to equip a backup starting system?

Like I said, to prevent great loss or even great danger. Imagine that you’re on an exploration mission and your motorboat stopped right in the middle of a sea. Better have a backup starter in your cabin or you’re in big trouble.

In fact, in many fields, the provision of a backup starter is already a default. Those alternative starting systems are mostly non-electric (or how to start a generator at power cut). Still, you’ve got many options, but the most selected one is spring starter.

Why is everyone missing the unbreakable spring starter?

How could someone not miss an UNBREAKABLE starter? About 50 years ago, the mower in our house of the agricultural machinery in our farm was sometimes equipped with two starters, and one of them is a windup. A lot of people miss that hand crank starter motor not only because of its funny, but for its durability – “The engine always retires even before the hand crank is worn. Spring starters have always been known for their long-lasting use and ease of operation and have made it widely accepted as a backup starting system.

There are also some other backup starters, such as hydraulic and pneumatic starters. Those types of starters are relatively more effortless to use and have also been used in a lot of fields. In terms of affordability and durability, spring starters are usually better, but pneumatic and hydraulic starters are more advanced technology and easier to use.

If you’re interested in spring starter as an alternative starting system, you can take a look at our products page. You’ll find multiple types of spring starters there. Freely get a quote by clicking the page of contact Cqstart spring stater!

Starting an engine can be relatively easy nowadays. You can get your car roaring just by simply Inserting and turning the key or even remotely through a phone. While things were a lot different 100 years ago, you might have to be strong enough to drive ‘cause the hand cranks were really exhausting. Then multiple types of starters were invented. After continuous upgrading, the electric starters that we recognize today are widely used in various kinds of engine startup. As for those old types, mostly disappeared in the long history. But the interesting thing is, one of them remains in service for all these time, and is gradually becoming an irreplaceable spring starter.

The history of engine starters

As mentioned above that hand-crank starter was what we use for startup 100 years ago. It is the original starter motor of all, widely used in the 1900s. The hand cranks gave our motorized vehicle its very first initial driving force, but honestly, they were lagging. The biggest problem with the hand-cranked starter is its unguaranteed safety. You turn the cranks, the cranks can turn against you and gives you a bone-breaking kickback.

To improve simplicity and safety, spring-powered and gunpowder starters were created. A spring starter motor also need to be cranked, but you can bring the physical work forward. Its working principle is to convert and store kinetic energy in the spring to start engines after, removing the process which can cause a kickback. Similarly, the gunpowder motor uses the energy from the explosion to start the car. No manpower required.

The revolutionary “electric starting system” was patented in 1911. The Cadillac model of 1912 was the first to install this motor because it was the first car with a complete circuit, and that’s what we know as the start of modern engine-starting technology. After that, key-operated ignition and other enhancing techs were gradually added in, the engine start has become more diverse.

Why is spring starter still in service?

While it actually had retired for civilian cars, but returned in many other fields. The applications of mechanical spring starter extended to firefighting, emergency rescue, military, marine, Petroleum industry, etc. Mostly it’s used to initiate a diesel engine as an alternative starting system when there is no power source available. Yes, we came to realize that humans are walking batteries.

You might have noticed that a lot of diesel engines have more than one bore (or at least one detachable bore), leaving rooms for backup starters. In many situations we might suffer from property or even life loss because the battery of our diesel engine is dead. That’s why a backup starting system is necessary in emergency operations. Another factor is that many emergency operations are carried out in harsh environment like explosion-proof situation, meaning no electric allowed. So when you see someone turning a hand crank in a factory instead of a gym, don’t worry, you did not travel back to 1885.

Will spring starters be even longer-last than the electrics?

The way I think of it? Yes. The spring starter is one of the most primitive types of this tech, but it does not have the fatal drawbacks of a hand crank. Over the years, engines are constantly evolving and changing, but the spring starter’s simplicity and practicality made it through and kept it alive. Since it’s primitive enough, no magnetism, no circuit, no oil grease, it’s possible to start up a machine in almost any place and at any time. The only problem is a mechanical spring starter requires manpower, but manpower is exactly something we can take at any time. So I do think it’s probably the best alternative starting system and will stay that way for a very long time.

Reliable mechanical spring starter manufacturer – Cqstart

The foundation of the machinery industry is scientific research, which is what we have always valued most. Cqstart has designed and developed over a hundred different models of motor starter for now, deployed all over the world. Here I’ve listed some features of our products and services:

1. Pre-sale service

According to the displacement, load and installation space, our clients require, We’d help them to make an appropriate selection.

2. After-sale service

Complete and detailed operation guide through handbooks, videos or even on-site instruction if needed. The product undergoes several inspections before leaving the factory to ensure quality (torque, peak, revolving speed, input/output ratio, convention ratio, stabilization ratio, performance curve).

3. World record of starting power

Through the application of distributed energy storage technology, parallel release technology and special energy storage material technology, Cqstart has created the world’s new record of spring power capacity to provide emergency starting for large engines.

For more professional knowledge, please visit the page of spring starter articles.

Compressed Air Oil Separator plays a vital role in the compressed air process. Depending on the end-use, strict purity standards require a variety of contaminants to be removed, including oil aerosols, vapors and particulates. Contaminants can enter the compressed air from a variety of sources. Intake air can introduce dust or pollen particulates, while corroded pipes can add harmful particulates from within the compressor system. Oil aerosols and vapors are often a byproduct of using oil-injected compressors and must be filtered out before end-use. There are distinct purity requirements for different compressed air applications, but the presence of contaminants can surpass acceptable levels, leading to damaged products or unsafe air.

In-line compressed air filter water separators are essential in protecting the equipment your compressed air goes to.  Even though your air compressor has an air filter on the intake (Generally 10 Micron)  the compressor still ingests particulate, vapors, oily residue or anything else that is floating in the air that your compressor sucks in.  Not to mention the water that results for the compression process and the oil carry over from the compressor itself.  Different processes require different ISO classifications.

The most common levels of filtration in order from the compressor are as follows:

Water Separator – The air compression process produces a lot of water!  No matter what compressor you have.  Compressed air filter water separators use a centrifugal action within the filter that spins the air and water against a screen mesh in most cases to knock out “bulk water”.  There will still be water mist and vapor in the air stream, but an air line water separator is a good first defense.  Water separators should still be used even when an air dryer is in the system.  Air dryers are not meant to handle bulk liquid and a water separator will knock the bulk liquid out of the air stream.

Air dryer filters improve the quality and control the flow of compressed air to help pneumatic equipment operate properly. Air-line lockout valves help prevent accidental startups of air-operated equipment. Compressed-air filters clean airflow by trapping dirt, moisture, and other impurities. Compressed-air lubricators reduce wear on pneumatic components. Compressed-air regulators monitor air pressure exiting the compressor. Air dryers (such as desiccant, membrane, and regenerative air dryers) remove water vapor and oil aerosols to provide a clean, dry compressed-air stream. Filter-regulators and filter-regulator-lubricators are all-in-one units that eliminate the need to use individual components. Oil/water separators prevent oil from entering a compressor.

Choosing a dryer for your compressed air system

Moisture creation in a compressor is unavoidable, but if properly treated, it will prevent damage to pneumatic machinery, air motors, valves and any other components, as well as avoid possible contamination of the end products. In order to avoid unnecessary maintenance repairs and potential production shutdown, it is recommended to be proactive and properly implement the necessary steps to keep the compressed air dry, clean and suitable for your operations. Read more on the importance of dryers in compressing air here.

Selecting the proper dryer to treat wet compressed air is largely dependent on the specific requirements and moisture tolerance levels of the machines that utilize compressed air. Most industrial and manufacturing facilities can achieve such requirements with an Industrial Compressed Air Dryer, while spray paint operations, laboratories and certain printing and pneumatic tool users require a desiccant dryer to supply critically dry air.

The tungsten carbide products can be used as cutting tools, mining tools, wear parts, widely applicable for military, aerospace, machining, metallurgy, oil drilling, etc. Wide application and high-quality stability greatly increase the demands for carbide products.

Tungsten carbide rod

Having premium quality carbide rods is the base of furtherly machined high precision finished carbide parts. XYMJ has a professional production line with strict quality for carbide rods, manufactured by high-precision grind machines, skilled workers. XYMJ carbide rods adopt advanced technology and high standard material, mainly used in the manufacture of metal cutting tools, wood, plastics and other industries that require hardness and wear resistance & corrosion resistance. It has stable mechanical properties, easy welding, high wear resistance and high impact resistance.

Process flow

The main process flow includes powder milling formula according to application requirements → wet milling → mixing → crushing → drying → sieving → adding forming agent → re-drying → sieving to obtain a mixture → granulating → pressing → forming → low-pressure Sintering → Forming (blank) → Cylindrical grinding and fine grinding (the carbide blank does not have this process) → Detecting dimensions → packaging → warehousing.

Applications

Cemented carbide rods are mainly used for drill bits, end mills, and reamers. It can also be suitable for cutting, stamping and measuring tools. It is Applicable in paper-making, packaging, printing, and non-ferrous metal processing industries.

Grades YG6, YG8, YG6X are more wear-resistant than MK6. It can be used for hard wood, processing aluminum alloy profiles, brass rods and cast iron, etc. YG10 is resistant to abrasion, knocking, and is used for processing hard wood, soft wood, ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.

Tungsten carbide rods can be used not only for cutting and drilling tools but also can be applied as input needles, various roll wear parts and structural materials. In addition, it can be widely used in many fields, such as machinery, chemical industry, petroleum, metallurgy, electronics and defense industries.

Tungsten carbide rotary burr

The tungsten carbide rotary burr can be used to process cast iron, cast steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, hardened steel, copper and aluminum. Since the carbide rotary burr is hand-controlled on a high-speed rotation, the pressure and feed speed are determined to the service life and cutting effect of the tool.

Advantages

1. It can process iron, cast steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, etc and non-metals such as marble, jade, bone. Processing hardness can reach HRA ≥ 85.

2. Basically, it can replace a small grinding wheel and no dust pollution.

3. High production efficiency. The processing efficiency is more than ten times higher than the handmade file and is nearly ten times that of the small grinding wheel with the handle.

4. Good processing quality and high finish. It can be processed in various high-precision shape mold cavities.

5. Long service life. Durable is ten times higher than that of high-speed steel tools, which is more than 200 times higher than small grinding wheels.

6. Easy to use, safe and reliable.

7. Comprehensive processing costs can be decreased by several times.

Applications

1. Finishing various metal mold cavities such as shoe molds, etc.

2. Various metals and non-metallic process engraving, craft gift engraving.

3.Clean up the feed, burrs, weld of the casting, forging, welding in machine casting factories, shipyards, automotive plants, etc.

4.Chamfered rounds and trench processing, cleanup pipelines, finishing pipelines, and mechanical plants, repair shops, etc.

5.Decoration of the impeller flow path in the automobile engine factory.

Tungsten carbide Dies

The carbide dies have several tens of times longer service life than steel molds. The carbide mold has high hardness, high strength, corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance and small expansion coefficient, generally composed with tungsten cobalt.

Grades and production technology

The grades mainly include YG3, YG6, YG6X.YG8.YG15, YG20, YG20C, YG25 and HU20, Hu222, HWN1, etc.

Tungsten carbide dies to adopt native carbide material with special low-pressure sintering processes. The toughness will be better than routine production and the service life will increase by 3-5 times.

Classification

The carbide mold can be divided into three categories according to the applications.

1. Tungsten brushed mold, which is the most used carbide mold. The main grades include YG8, YG6, YG3, followed by YG15, YG6X, YG3X, a new grade YL used for high-speed brushes.

2. Cold rolling die & shaped mold, the main grades include YC20C, YG20, YG15, CT35, YJT30 and MO15.

3. Nonmagnetic alloy molds for magnetic materials production, such as YSN series including 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and steel knot-free magnetic die tags TMF.

Due to its high hardness, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, excellent strength and toughness, tungsten carbide can be widely applied to machinery parts. The physical properties of the cemented carbide are 3 times higher than steel. It can be made into a variety of products. The commonly used tungsten carbide products include carbide plates, balls, dies, rotary burr, wear parts, etc.

Tungsten carbide Plate

The main alloy ingredients of the carbide plate are WC and CO, and the ingredients of WC and CO are different according to various applications. It has good durability and impact resistance, which can be used in hardware and standard stamping molds. The tungsten carbide plates must be strictly checked, guaranteeing without any injuries, such as pores, bubbles, cracks, etc.

Features

The carbide plate has high hardness, good wear resistance, high strength and toughness, heat resistance, corrosion resistance and a range of excellent properties.

1. Excellent thermal stability and high-temperature resistance.

2. Keeping high mechanical temperature.

3. Good thermal shock resistance.

4. High heat transfer.

5. Excellent oxidation control.

6. Corrosion resistance at high temperatures.

7. Excellent anti-chemical corrosion resistance.

8. High Wear resistance.

9. Long service life

Applications

Carbide plate is widely used in electronic industries, motor rotors, stators, LED lead frames, EI silicon steel, etc. It has high density, high hardness and wear resistance and is an excellent material as a variety of tool parts. Carbide plate is suitable for the manufacturing of various metals.

Tungsten Carbide Ball

The carbide ball is a powder metallurgy product, the main component of which is metal carbide (WC, TiC) micron powder featuring a high hardness refractory.

Tungsten carbide ball

Classifications, grades and features

Tungsten carbide ball mainly includes blanks ball, refined balls, punch balls, bearing balls, Monel balls, metering balls, scratch balls, etc.

The grades include YG6, YG6x, YG8, YG13, YG20, YN6, YN9, YN12, YT5, YT15.

It has high hardness, excellent wear-resistant corrosion-resistant, anti-bending, and can be used in a harsh environment. It can replace all steel bead products. The hardness of the carbide ball is ≥90.5.

Applications

Carbide balls are widely used in precision bearing, instrument, pen production, spraying machine, water pump, mechanical fitting, sealing valve, brake pump, striking hole, oil field, Hydrochloric acid laboratory, hardness measuring instrument, fishing gear, etc.

XYMJ has more than 20 years of experience in researching and manufacturing tungsten carbide products as per customers’ special requirements, OEM/ODM is available, With high-tech equipment and a strict quality test system.

The advancement of technology in metallurgy, petroleum drilling, mining tools, and the rapid development of nuclear energy, has greatly increased the demand for high-quality and high-stability tungsten carbide parts and carbide products.

The classification of tungsten carbide

Classified by composition

Tungsten Cobalt Cemented Carbide

The main components are tungsten carbide (WC) and binder cobalt (Co).

The grade is composed of “YG” and the percentage of the average cobalt content. For example, YG8 means that the average WCo=8%, and the rest is tungsten-cobalt cemented carbide.

General tungsten-cobalt alloys are mainly used in carbide tools, molds and geological products.

Tungsten Titanium Cobalt Cemented Carbide

The main components are tungsten carbide, titanium carbide (TiC) and cobalt. The grade consists of “YT” and the percentage of the average content of titanium carbide. For example, YT15 means that the average TiC=15% and the rest is tungsten carbide and cobalt.

Tungsten Titanium Tantalum (niobium) Carbide

The main components are tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, tantalum carbide (or niobium carbide) and cobalt. This kind of cemented carbide is also called general cemented carbide or universal cemented carbide.

Its grade name is composed of “YW” with a sequence number, such as YW1.

Classified by shape

Spheroid

Tungsten carbide balls are mainly composed of high-hardness, refractory metal carbide (WC, TiC) micron powders. Commonly cemented carbides include YG, YN, YT, and YW series.

Carbide ball

The commonly used carbide balls are mainly including grades of YG6， YG6x, YG8, YG13, YG20, YN6, YN12, YT5, YT15.

Rod

The main characteristics of carbide rods are stable mechanical properties, easy welding, high wear resistance and high impact resistance.

tungsten carbide rod

Advantages

1. Good wear resistance;

2. Good corrosion resistance;

3. High toughness;

4. Extrusion method and HIP sintering.

Applications

Tungsten carbide rods are mainly used for drills, end mills, and reamers. It can also be applicable for cutting, stamping and measuring tools. It is used in papermaking, packaging, printing, and non-ferrous metal processing industries. In addition, it is also widely suitable to process high-speed steel tools, cemented carbide milling cutters, carbide cutters, NAS cutting tools, aviation tools, carbide drill bits, milling cutter core bits, tapered milling cutters, metric milling cutter, micro end milling cutter, reaming pilot, electronic cutter, step drill, metal cutting, rotary file, etc.

Plate

The carbide plate has good durability and strong impact resistance and can be used in hardware and standard stamping dies.

Professional tungsten carbide manufacturer – XYMJ

XYMJ, which is the abbreviation of Zigong Xingyu Cemented Carbide Dies&Tools Co., Ltd, is a professional carbide manufacturer with more than 20 years of experience in the custom production of various kinds of carbide parts. The company has more than 10,000 square meters of standardized factory and office buildings in Bancang Industrial Zone, Zigong City, Sichuan Province.

XYMJ has a high-quality team, full coverage of material experts, designers, engineers, front-line technicians and after-sales technical teams.

Main XYMJ Carbide Products

The XYMJ carbide products includes various types with high performance and can be widely used for all kinds of industries.

1. Carbide non-standard mold shells: cold stamping molds, battery molds, cemented carbide molds, drawing mold shells, etc.

2. Tungsten carbide wear parts: carbide valve core, carbide valve seat, carbide ball, carbide roller, etc

3.Cemented carbide products: carbide plates, carbide strips, carbide rod, etc.

4. Powder metallurgical molds: gear molds, sizing molds, auto parts, motor-driven mold parts.

5. Carbide tools: cutting tools, special mining tools.

XYMJ is one of the leading carbide manufacturers in China, which can provide custom carbide parts, OEM & ODM available.

Tungsten carbide is an alloy material made of hard compounds which are consist of refractory metals and bonding metals, through powder metallurgy. Carbide parts have a series of excellent properties such as high hardness, wear resistance, good strength and toughness, heat resistance and corrosion resistance, especially its high hardness and wear resistance, which remains basically unchanged even at a temperature of 500°C. It still has a high hardness at 1000°C.

The development history of tungsten carbide

In 1923, Schroeter who is from Germany added 10% to 20% of cobalt to tungsten carbide powder as a binder and invented a new alloy of tungsten carbide and cobalt. The hardness is second only to diamond, which is the first artificially made first cemented carbide in the world. When cutting steel with a tool made of this alloy, the cutting edge will wear out quickly, and even the cutting edge may crack. In 1929, Schwarzkov, from the United States, added a certain amount of compound carbide of tungsten carbide and titanium carbide to the original composition for improving the performance of the tool in cutting steel. This is another achievement in the development history of tungsten carbide.

In the past two decades, coated cemented carbide has also come out. In 1969, Sweden successfully developed a titanium carbide-coated tool. The matrix of the tool is tungsten-titanium-cobalt cemented carbide or tungsten-cobalt cemented carbide. The thickness of the surface titanium carbide coating is only a few microns, but compared with the alloy tools of the same brand, The service life is extended by 3 times, and the cutting speed is increased by 25% to 50%. The fourth generation of coated tools appeared in the 1970s, which can be used to cut difficult-to-process materials.

Wide applications of tungsten carbide

Tungsten carbide is widely used as tool materials, such as turning tools, milling cutters, planers, drills, boring cutters, etc., for cutting cast iron, non-ferrous metals, plastics, chemical fibers, graphite, glass, stone and ordinary steel, and can also be applied for cutting hard-to-process materials such as heat-resistant steel, stainless steel, high manganese steel, tool steel, etc. It is used to manufacturing cutting tools, cobalt tools and wear-resistant parts, and is widely applicable in the military industry, aerospace, mechanical processing, metallurgy, petroleum drilling, mining tools, electronic communications, and other much more fields.

Carbide products have high hardness, high strength, excellent wear resistance and corrosion resistance and has been widely used in various industries. The excellent material properties of tungsten carbide makes it become more and more important tool materials .