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  • 1single-spark ignition coil — In a distributorless ignition system with an odd number of cylinders, each cylinder requires its own ignition coil; distributor logic on the low voltage side performs the voltage distribution to each coil. Also see multi spark ignition coil …

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  • 2single-coil twin ignition — In the early days of straight eight engines, a distributor with two sets of contact points, firing alternately …

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  • 3Ignition system — For other uses, see Ignition system (disambiguation). An ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel air mixture. Ignition systems are well known in the field of internal combustion engines such as those used in petrol (gasoline) engines used …

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  • 4Ignition coil — Bosch ignition coil. Dual ignition coils (blue cylinders, top of picture) on a …

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  • 5Coil — Winding redirects here. For other uses, see Winding (disambiguation). For other uses, see Coil (disambiguation). A coil is a series of loops. A coiled coil is a structure in which the coil itself is in turn also looping. Contents 1… …

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  • 6ignition — A process which initiates the combustion of the compressed air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. In a spark ignition engine, the mixture is ignited by an electric spark; in a diesel engine, the self igniting mixture must be preheated by… …

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  • 7coil — [1] Metal bands or strands of wire wrapped in a circular fashion. [2] A pulse type transformer for increasing the voltage to fire the spark plugs. Also see booster coil close coils exciter coil field coil four spark ignition coil glow coil high… …

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  • 8ignition coil — A pulse transformer which is a part of the ignition system. It receives a small amount of electrical voltage from the battery and steps up the low primary voltage and amplifies it into a big jolt of voltage of about 20,000 volts, and sends it to… …

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  • 9coil — coil1 coilable, adj. coilability, n. /koyl/, v.t. 1. to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil. 2. to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck …

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  • 10Electromagnetic coil — An electromagnetic coil (or simply a coil ) is formed when a conductor (usually a solid copper wire) is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet. One loop of wire is usually referred to as a turn , and a coil consists of …

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