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February 18, 2022 at 9:22 pm #254906
DAN UMBARGER
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    An outboard starter solenoid is completely different than a solenoid mounted to the automotive starter. The newer Mercruiser sterndrives have a slave solenoid that is used to power up the starter solenoid which yes has the extra term for the coil. All stand alone solenoids work the same way I believe…the small post/s activate the larger posts to give an instant 12 volts to spin the starter. At least that’s the way I’ve always understood the principles.