Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spark accelerator
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. —Tom Morris (talk) 12:57, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Short article, unsourced, no external technical references found. Reasons:
- No references on page.
- No external web links with "spark accelerator" in this context. A search of google "spark accelerator" electric returns a few video links but nothing technical. Also returns links to Chevrolet Spark (Daewoo Matiz) regarding the accelerator, business plans with "spark accelerator" in their wording, and references to manual spark advance such as that used on Ford Model Ts.
Other information:
- Page creator was blocked indefinitely for disruptive editing.
- Other searches suggest it might refer to bypassing the throttle control on an electric bike with a switch or relay.
- Collected a number of edits, without sources, of very dubious accuracy such as: "created a function for the scooter to go uphill without draining battery life"
- Tried proposed deletion, was removed from article without comment.
Jim1138 (talk) 05:27, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 06:51, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, a very short article without any sources or external links. JIP | Talk 07:14, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:19, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Speedydelete Patent nonsense. Unscintillating (talk) 00:27, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- An admin refused to delete the article as patent nonsense. However, to call this a hoax seems a bit much when it makes no sense. I found three books dated 1903 and 1904 that in passing mentions identify the "spark accelerator" as a driver control. According to the distributor article, distributors were not invented until 1910. At least with engines with spark plugs, there is a spark to accelerate if you could figure out a reason to do so (how fast is a spark, anyway?). For the electric motors referenced in this article, I'm no expert, but I know sparks can occur in the brushes, and they are not something that you want. This chat shows someone suggesting that a "spark accelerator" is for "suckers". Maybe the ARS wants to rescue this article using 1903 sources, but that sounds more like a Wikitionary project. For now, the article fails WP:V and needs to be deleted. Unscintillating (talk) 12:30, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Those old references that you found were probably referring to spark advance (see ignition timing). Very early automobiles had a lever on the steering column for manual spark advance. If the driver did not set the spark advance correctly before cranking the engine, he could break an arm when trying to start the engine! That, however, seems to have no relationship to this article under discussion. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 00:49, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- An admin refused to delete the article as patent nonsense. However, to call this a hoax seems a bit much when it makes no sense. I found three books dated 1903 and 1904 that in passing mentions identify the "spark accelerator" as a driver control. According to the distributor article, distributors were not invented until 1910. At least with engines with spark plugs, there is a spark to accelerate if you could figure out a reason to do so (how fast is a spark, anyway?). For the electric motors referenced in this article, I'm no expert, but I know sparks can occur in the brushes, and they are not something that you want. This chat shows someone suggesting that a "spark accelerator" is for "suckers". Maybe the ARS wants to rescue this article using 1903 sources, but that sounds more like a Wikitionary project. For now, the article fails WP:V and needs to be deleted. Unscintillating (talk) 12:30, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- delete I'm unable to find anything showing that this is actually legitimate. Ducknish (talk) 00:24, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.