Small engines are started by hand cranking using a recoil starter or hand crank. Compression tests should normally be done with all spark plugs removed to maximize cranking speed. Early internal combustion engines were started by hand cranking. Constant cranking or stirring is required, as is plenty of ventilation. The structural difference between deep-cycle and cranking lead-acid batteries is in the lead battery plates. While one man was cranking/tuning, another was playing. I changed the tempo, and just started "cranking" on that mother. By cranking the hands forward, pressure can be applied to the neck of the opponent. The large leg muscles are activated by electrical impulses synchronized with the hand cranking movement. This machine used the decimal number system and was powered by cranking a handle. There, "he learned the trials of TV animation, labor intensive and cranking it out". One minute of cranking typically provides about 30 to 60 minutes of light. Cranking the camera was Thangar Bachaan. Known as cranking, it was especially despised by the prisoners. Shankar, who worked as associate to the late cinematographer Jeeva, was "cranking the camera".