Ignition system
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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 engine, the ignition system creates a spark t
Coil-on-plug ignition device
Distributor cap
Ignition magneto
Rotor contacts inside distributor cap
Ignition coil
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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 the spark plug. The spark plugs then use thi
Ignition system
…Distributor-based systems (first used in 1912). Electronic ignition systems (first used in 1968) became common towards the end of the 20th century, with coil-on-plug versions of these systems becoming widespread since the 1990s. An ignition magneto (also called a high-tension magneto) is an older type of ignition…
Ignition coil for a distributor-based ignition system (1960–1980 Saab 96)
Cross-section view of an coil-on-plug ignition coil
Ignition module for a 2003–2010 GM Z18XE engine