Patent ID: 8776753

Claim:
A starter motor arrangement comprising: a battery; a first starter motor including a solenoid, an electric motor, a battery terminal, a ground terminal, and a pinion gear configured to move in an axial direction, the battery terminal of the first starter motor connected to the battery, the solenoid including a hold-in coil and a pull-in coil, the pull-in coil being in series with the electric motor such that current to the electric motor is limited during movement of the pinion gear in the axial direction; and a second starter motor including a solenoid, an electric motor, a power terminal, a ground terminal, and a pinion gear configured to move in an axial direction, the battery terminal of the second starter motor connected to the ground terminal of the first starter motor, the solenoid including a hold-in coil and a pull-in coil, the pull-in coil being in series with the electric motor such that current to the electric motor is limited during movement of the pinion gear in the axial direction.