contact breaker

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• Contact breaker — Breaker arm with contact points at the left. The pivot is on the right and the cam follower is in the middle of the breaker arm. A contact breaker (or points ) is a type of electrical switch, and the term typically refers to the switching device… …   Wikipedia

• contact breaker — contact breaker, a device for automatically breaking, or breaking and making, an electrical circuit …   Useful english dictionary

• contact breaker — circuit breaker cir cuit break er, n. (Elec.) A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value; it is sometimes called a {contact breaker}. Its function is to prevent fire… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contact breaker — See breaker points …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• contact breaker — mechanical switch in a distributor fitted with two metal contact points through which energy is transmitted …   English contemporary dictionary

• contact breaker point — The individual contact of the breaker points …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• contact breaker plate — The plate on which the breaker points are mounted. When adjusting the points, the plate and the points are moved apart in relation to each other …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• contact breaker gap — The distance between the contact points at their furthest opening …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• contact-breaker — /ˈkɒntækt ˌbreɪkə/ (say kontakt .braykuh) noun any device for repeatedly making and breaking an electric circuit …  

• Breaker — or breakers may refer to:People*Breaker Morant, an Anglo Australian soldier cum folk hero named Harry Harbord Morant ** The Breaker , a 1973 novel about him by Kit Denton ** Breaker Morant (film) , film based on that novelPlaces*Breaker Island,… …   Wikipedia

• breaker points — A mechanical switch in the distributor with two metal contact points (usually made of silver, platinum, or tungsten) that open and close. When the points are closed, energy is stored in the primary windings of the coil. When the breaker points… …   Dictionary of automotive terms