The clock requires manual starting by a small knob on the back, while the older Hammond organs had an auxiliary starting motor connected by a spring-loaded manually operated switch.
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In addition to the gas turbine itself, the scope of supply included the generator / exciter, a starting motor, the mechanical and electrical auxiliaries, and the inlet and exhaust systems.
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Some models have a seperate alternator, and some have a single unit which has the starting motor and alternator together in one unit .-- 32 " "'01 : 14, 24 May 2012 ( UTC)
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Most larger medium-speed engines are started with compressed air direct on pistons, using an air distributor, as opposed to a pneumatic starting motor acting on the flywheel, which tends to be used for smaller engines.
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One historical fact that I have been able to verify concerns CUAC's role in re-starting motor sport in Britain post-WWII when it organised the first motor race in Great Britain after the end of the war.
