. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. McCulloch's New Electric Start Chain Saws Announced The world's first electric- starting chain saw has been in- troduced by McCulloch Corp., it was announced here today by W. B. Burkett, vice presi- dent — engineering of the Los jAngeles power tool and out- 1 board motor manufacturing firm. The revolutionary new saw I marks the first time in history 'that a small, hand-held gaso- iline engine can be started elec- itrically by a totally self-con- itained starter, generator and battery. "This development is sure to revolutionize
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. McCulloch's New Electric Start Chain Saws Announced The world's first electric- starting chain saw has been in- troduced by McCulloch Corp., it was announced here today by W. B. Burkett, vice presi- dent — engineering of the Los jAngeles power tool and out- 1 board motor manufacturing firm. The revolutionary new saw I marks the first time in history 'that a small, hand-held gaso- iline engine can be started elec- itrically by a totally self-con- itained starter, generator and battery. "This development is sure to revolutionize the entire small engine field, including lawn- mowers, edgers, tillers, snow- mobiles, generators and the like," Mr. Burkett said. It will eventually put tlie starter pull rope on the shelf along with the automobile hand crank," he continued. The saw, designated the MAC 3-lOE, weighs under 15 pounds and is designed for cut- ting firewood, triinming trees, clearing land, felling and buck- ing timber and pulpwood. "Push button starting is a very real benefit to inexperi- enced power chain saw users as well as veteran profession- als," Mr. Burkett added. He pointed out that the elec- tric-starting chain saws can be started safely and easily up in a tree or in some other pre- carious location for an import- ant safety factor. The new McCulloch system is an engineering breakthrough in miniaturization and elec- tronics. It was developed by McCulloch working closely with General Electric Co., Motorola and Denso Corp. A small starter-generator has been perfected which is inte- grated into the flywheel of the engine. When starting the en- gine, a nickel-cadmium battery pack supplies the necessary current and when the engine is driving the starter/generator, it then recharges the batteries. The battery pack is rated at 13 volts and is contained in the handle of the saw. The packs were specially developed by McCulloch and GE and are similar to the type of batteries
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