ignition capacitor

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• ignition capacitor — The electrical part which interrupts the primary current with low loss and suppresses most of the arcing between the contact breaker points in conventional coil ignitions …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• ignition — 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… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• capacitor — [1] A device which gives capacitance, usually consisting of conducting plates or foil separated by layers of a dielectric. A potential difference applied across the plates induces a separation of charge centers in the dielectric, thus storing… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Capacitor discharge ignition — (CDI) or thyristor ignition is a type of automotive electronic ignition system which is widely used in motorcycles, lawn mowers, chain saws, small engines, Turbine powered aircraft, and some cars. It was originally developed to overcome the long… …   Wikipedia

• Ignition 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 …   Wikipedia

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

• Capacitor — This article is about the electronic component. For the physical phenomenon, see capacitance. For an overview of various kinds of capacitors, see types of capacitor. Capacitor Modern capacitors, by a cm ruler Type Passive …   Wikipedia

• capacitor controlled electronic ignition — See electronic ignition system capacitive discharge …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• ignition transformer — [1] A unit that transforms the primary voltage resulting from the capacitor discharge to the required high voltage Transformer designed to provide a high voltage current. Used in many heating systems to ignite fuel; provides a spark gap …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• electronic ignition — See electronic ignition system all electronic ignition capacitor controlled electronic ignition contact controlled electronic ignition contactless electronic ignition fully electronic ignition magnetically controlled electronic ignition …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• controlled electronic ignition — See contact controlled electronic ignition magnetically controlled electronic ignition capacitor controlled electronic ignition …   Dictionary of automotive terms