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    Ignition systems are used by heat engines to initiate combustion by igniting the fuel-air mixture. In a spark ignition versions of the internal combustion...
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  • The Delco ignition system, also known as the Kettering ignition system, points and condenser ignition or breaker point ignition, is a type of inductive...
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    An ignition coil is used in the ignition system of a spark-ignition engine to transform the battery voltage to the much higher voltages required to operate...
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    In a spark ignition internal combustion engine, ignition timing is the timing, relative to the current piston position and crankshaft angle, of the release...
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    device used in the ignition system of older spark ignition engines. The distributor's main function is to route electricity from the ignition coil to each spark...
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    functions. A remote keyless system can include both remote keyless entry (RKE), which unlocks the doors, and remote keyless ignition (RKI), which starts the...
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  • Look up ignition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ignition may refer to: Firelighting, the human act of creating a fire for warmth, cooking and other...
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    to the engine’s ignition system. It is a form of electronic monitoring. An ignition interlock interrupts the signal from the ignition to the starter until...
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    an internal combustion engine. Systems commonly controlled by an ECU include the fuel injection and ignition systems. The earliest ECUs (used by aircraft...
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    An ignition magneto (also called a high-tension magneto) is an older type of ignition system used in spark-ignition engines (such as petrol engines). It...
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    Capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) or thyristor ignition is a type of automotive electronic ignition system which is widely used in outboard motors, motorcycles...
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  • High energy ignition, also known as H.E.I., is an electronic ignition system designed by the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors. It was used on all...
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  • Articles on Ignition system include: Ignition system Capacitor discharge ignition Delco ignition system Hot-tube ignitor Inductive discharge ignition Outside...
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    pumps were available as aftermarket accessories. The Model T engine's ignition system used a flywheel-mounted magneto to produce the current necessary to...
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    Dual Ignition is a system for spark-ignition engines, whereby critical ignition components, such as spark plugs and magnetos, are duplicated. Dual ignition...
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  • Distributor Cap Electronic timing controller Ignition box Ignition coil Ignition Coil Connector Ignition coil parts Ignition magneto Spark plug Glow plug Engine...
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    Piezo ignition is a type of ignition that is used in portable camping stoves, gas grills and some lighters. Piezo ignition uses the principle of piezoelectricity...
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  • A wasted spark system is a type of ignition system used in some four-stroke cycle internal combustion engines. In a wasted spark system, the spark plugs...
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    An ignition switch, starter switch or start switch is a switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates the main electrical systems for...
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  • several innovations in automobile electric systems, including the first reliable battery ignition system and the first practical automobile self-starter...
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  • Electronic Distributorless Ignition System is a computer-controlled ignition system developed by Ford that uses an ignition coil for each pair of cylinders...
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  • 30 ft/sec on engines lasting more than 40,000 hours under full power. The ignition system of an internal combustion engines depends on the type of engine and...
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  • MSD Ignition is an American automotive aftermarket manufacturing company that specializes in high-end ignition system and electrical components. MSD Ignition...
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    Push start (category Starting systems)
    a capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) or an inductive discharge ignition system. Automobiles with other types of engine, ignition, and fuel delivery configurations...
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    This information is used by engine management systems to control the fuel injection or the ignition system timing and other engine parameters. Before electronic...
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    the spring of 1985. The system has been revised several times over the years. The ignition system together with the ignition coils form a single transformer...
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    devising an electrical system performing the three functions it still serves in modern cars: starter; producer of spark for ignition; and source of current...
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  • versions are equipped with a Distributorless Ignition System (DIS). The system consists of the ignition coil assembly, Camshaft Position Sensor (CMP)...
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    The spark-ignition petrol engines listed below operate on the four-stroke cycle, and unless stated otherwise, use a wet sump lubrication system, and are...
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    German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder...
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