The gear reduction starters with permanent magnets will work with the remote solenoid set-up, but it doesn't work properly. There is some run-on of the starter motor. I have one wired that way. I wanted it so that there wasn't any power there when the starter circuit was off. Not a great reason in reality.
The motor runs on until the RPM winds down enough to let it drop the voltage enough.
This isn't advisable for starter life.
I have seen a good quality starter handle heat soak situations in stride, but eventually wear and component degradation come into play. The gear reduction units go much longer before this becomes a problem. And considering they are lighter, I always swap to a gear reduction nowadays. Some have stupid cranking power too!
I have a Nippendenso unit on my BBC. I was trying crazy stuff, had the initial timing at 48* BTDC, and it would still crank it over. Awesome unit that I got from @500$k5 !!
The motor runs on until the RPM winds down enough to let it drop the voltage enough.
This isn't advisable for starter life.
I have seen a good quality starter handle heat soak situations in stride, but eventually wear and component degradation come into play. The gear reduction units go much longer before this becomes a problem. And considering they are lighter, I always swap to a gear reduction nowadays. Some have stupid cranking power too!
I have a Nippendenso unit on my BBC. I was trying crazy stuff, had the initial timing at 48* BTDC, and it would still crank it over. Awesome unit that I got from @500$k5 !!
