Abstract: A starter motor, for use with an internal combustion engine, comprising an electric motor, a shaft rotated by the motor and carrying a pinion assembly, a solenoid spaced from said shaft and including an armature movable from a rest position towards an operative position by energization of an electromagnet winding of the solenoid, and, a lever assembly mounted for pivotal movement about an axis passing between the solenoid and said shaft. The lever assembly links the armature of said solenoid and said pinion assembly such that movement of the armature is transmitted to the pinion assembly to move the pinion assembly axially on said shaft from a rest position towards an operative position, and comprises a rigid element supported for pivotal movement about said axis and a resilient element carried by said rigid element and coupled at one end to said armature.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an armature winding conductor including fusing brazing alloy onto the surface of the conductor, and, ensuring that the dimensions of the conductor, in the region carrying the alloy, are such that the conductor can pass through the slots of the armature core with which the windings are to be associated in use. The conductor is cut to length and bent to fit the armature either before or after the fusion step.