[omegadraconis]

21,210 miles-brake rotor and pad failure,sunroof inoperable,passenger window inoperable-warranty 47,823 miles-complete charging system failure-warranty trunk has never opened correctly from inside-no solution 87,000 miles- starter motor failed-$250 91,519 miles-2 radiator hoses failed-$240 93,000 miles-manual transmission failed, differential gears -$2440 now I am having problems with my fuel pump. Throughout the life of this car there have been numerous problems cars don't receive until after 100,000 miles. In my eyes, it is simply a 100,000 mile lemon!. more

[CoinOfLuck]

As soon as I bought the car used with 49000 it wouldn't start. Replaced the starter, still wasn't right. Had to replace the flywheel because the old and new starter never matched properly with flywheel. Then, the engine light came on. The egr sensor was bad. Replaced the sensor. All of this within one month of owning the car. Then a few months later coolant light wasn't just coming on, but staying on, had to replace coolant tank due to shorting of the sensor in the tank. Now, six months after owning car, engine light is back on.

[jeriellsworth]

I have owned my 99 Cougar for 7 years now I bought it used and everything worked fine the first year but late within the last 3 years I have changed the alternator 3 times starter 4 times and the battery 3 times just recently my car refused to start so I figured it was the starter cause every fall and winter one of the 3 mentioned goes out well I replaced the starter and it wont start now I checked the battery and that is good I also checked the cables and they are good , and just today I found a few recalls on my car online so I went to the Ford website to see if the recalls where listed but they are not . Does that mean the previous owner did the recalls ? and if so why is the same problem occurring and what can the dealership do or will do ? what recourse do I have if the dealership refuses to fix my car under the recall?.

[galeru]

Mercury Cougar owners have reported 12 problems related to starter (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mercury Cougar based on all problems reported for the Cougar.

[momc4312]

Fluorescent starters are used in several types of fluorescent lights. The starter is there to help the lamp light. When voltage is applied to the fluorescent lamp, here's what happens: more

[carol88miller]

A fluorescent light does not have the usual glowing filament of an incandescent bulb, but instead contains a mercury vapor that gives off ultraviolet light when ionized. The ultraviolet light makes particles that coat the inside of the tube, and these particles glow or fluoresce (see How Fluorescent Lamps Work for details).

[venom]

When you turn on a fluorescent tube, the starter is a closed switch. The filaments at the ends of the tube are heated by electricity, and they create a cloud of electrons inside the tube. The fluorescent starter is a time-delay switch that opens after a second or two. When it opens, the voltage across the tube allows a stream of electrons to flow across the tube and ionize the mercury vapor.

[im3w1l]

Without the starter, a steady stream of electrons is never created between the two filaments, and the lamp flickers. Without the ballast, the arc is a short circuit between the filaments, and this short circuit contains a lot of current. The current either vaporizes the filaments or causes the bulb to explode.

[lexm]

When the starter gets disconnected, immediately a high voltage will be kicked by the ballast. Because the ballast has a transformer and when suddenly the flow of current stopped, the magnetic field of the transformer will be collapsed, and a high inductive voltage will be generated. This voltage will ionize the gas inside the tube of the fluorescent Lamp which is already heated. And then the current start flowing from one electrode to another inside the tube. [links]

[aidos]

When there is electricity, the first electrical appliance comes to our mind is a Light. Electrical lights are used by everyone whether it is a small house or a giant factory. For centuries we are using electrical lights. Humphry Davy demonstrated the first electric lamp in 1809. Then Thomas Edition patented the carbon-thread incandescent lamp in 1879. Mercury-vapor lamp which is the base of Fluorescent light bulbs was 1st came into the picture in 1901 by Peter Cooper Hewitt. But officially the patent of Fluorescent Lamp was taken by Edmund Germer in 1926. Since then so many advancements are implemented on the Fluorescent Lights, and today we are using an optimized appliance which is brightening the darkness much perfectly by using comparatively less power.We will cover all of the Fluorescent Light here.

[jmarclucash]

So basically the glass tube of the Fluorescent Light has two electrodes at it’s each end. One acts as Anode and other acts as Cathode when the lamp is connected to the ac power source. One holds the positive charge, and another holds the negative charge. So an electrical potential difference develops across the two electrodes of the tube which is filled with inert gas(Argon in general) at very low pressure. This potential difference and very low pressure cause the break down of the gas molecule and release free electrons which can carry current. This process is called ionization. As we know inert gas has the maximum number of electrons in its outer valence band; it can be a good conductor when ionized.

[sherrymade356]

So far we knew up to the UltraViolet light generates inside the Fluorescent lamp. But UV light has no use as it is not visible, It can not give us the light we need. Here the Phosphor coating in the inner wall of the glass tube comes in picture. The phosphor is a Fluorescence material. So it absorbs radiation and then re-emit it with higher wavelength than the original radiation. So the Phosphor coating absorbs the UV light and radiates the final light that we can see coming out from a Fluorescent lamp. After all these sequential processes we get bright, clear and cool light from Fluorescent light bulbs. more

[jon_smark]

The fluorescent light we use now is way much advanced than it was discovered. It is designed for higher efficiency with consuming lower power. The size is also compacted. The CFL we use nowadays is also Fluorescent lamp which uses coiled glass tube and electronics compact ballast.

[UnVisible]

Once the engine in your car is started, as long as it receives air, fuel, and spark it will effectively run indefinitely without any assistance. This is why generators and irrigation pumps can be used in remote areas without an engineer tending them constantly. There has even been talk of using internal combustion on satellites and space craft to provide heat and generate electricity (obviously, they would need to bring an oxygen supply with them).

[i5Steve]

The starter demands a huge amount of power, more than any other component on your car, which is why the first symptom of a low battery is difficult starting. If you turn the key and only hear "click, click, click, click" chances are the battery does not have enough power to turn the starter, but the solenoid is doing its job. The starter pictured above is likely from a diesel car or truck, with the ability to crank under 24v power to overcome the greater compression ration of a diesel engine. [links]

[Stahovec Jeffrey]

But how does the starter motor work? It's actually relatively simple - as you turn the key switch, power is sent to the ignition system to fire the spark plugs, and to a larger magnetic switch, which sends a rush of power direct from the battery to the starter. here