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  • 21gap spark plug — See surface gap spark plug …

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  • 22plug gap — See spark plug gap …

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  • 23plug gapping — Adjusting the side electrode on a spark plug to provide the proper air gap between it and the center electrode …

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  • 24plug whiskering — See gap bridging spark plug whiskering …

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  • 25gap style — The arrangement or shape of the spark plug electrodes …

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  • 26spark plug — A device containing two electrodes across which electricity jumps to produce a spark to fire the fuel charge. The center electrode is insulated from the spark plug shell by means of a molded insulator resembling porcelain. The side electrode… …

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  • 27Spark plug — A spark plug (also, very rarely nowadays, in British English: a sparking plug) is an electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of some internal combustion engines and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark.… …

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  • 28Spark gap — A spark gap consists of an arrangement of two conducting electrodes separated by a gap usually filled with a gas such as air. When a suitable voltage is supplied, a spark forms, ionizing the gas and drastically reducing its electrical resistance …

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  • 29History of plug-in hybrids — The history of plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) spans a little more than a century. Most of the significant commercial developments have taken place after 2002.1899 1999Hybrid vehicles were produced beginning as early as 1899 by Lohner… …

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  • 30spark plug — 1. a device designed to fit in each cylinder of a gasoline powered internal combustion engine and to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air. 2. Informal. a person who leads, inspires, or animates a group. [1900… …

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