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  2. Contact breaker - Wikipedia

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    The contact breaker is operated by an engine-driven cam.On an engine with a distributor, the contact breaker can be found beneath the distributor cap.The position of the contact breaker is set so that it opens (and hence generates a spark) at exactly the optimum moment to ignite the fuel/air mixture.

  3. Crankshaft position sensor - Wikipedia

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    Before electronic crank sensors were available, the distributor would have to be manually adjusted to a timing mark on petrol engines. The crank sensor can be used in combination with a similar camshaft position sensor (CMP) [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 3 ] to monitor the relationship between the pistons and valves in the engine, which is particularly ...

  4. Delco ignition system - Wikipedia

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    The distributor rotor turns in time with the camshaft. When it is time for a spark plug to fire, the rotor (the blue bar shown in the distributor in the figure above) connects the center electrode of the distributor cap to an electrode connected to a spark plug wire. This occurs simultaneously with the points opening and the coil delivering a ...

  5. Distributor - Wikipedia

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    A distributor consists of a rotating arm ('rotor') that is attached to the top of a rotating 'distributor shaft'. The rotor constantly receives high-voltage electricity from an ignition coil via brushes at the centre of the rotor. As the rotor spins, its tip passes close to (but does not touch) the output contacts for each cylinder.

  6. Measles outbreak in Texas grows to 58 cases: What are the ...

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    Other signs and symptoms of measles include: When the rash appears, a person’s fever may spike to more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit. High fever. Cough. Runny nose and sneezing. Red, watery eyes.

  7. Ignition coil - Wikipedia

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    An ignition coil consists of an iron core surrounded by two coils (windings) made from copper wire.The primary winding has relatively few turns of heavy wire, while the secondary winding consists of thousands of turns of smaller wire and is insulated from the high voltage by enamel on the wires and layers of oiled paper insulation.

  8. Meet the CEO who turned the Swedish NoseFrida into a huge hit ...

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    Eventually, the distributor asked her neighbor if she was interested in buying the business. “She loved the product. But she didn't really know how to scale the business,” says Hirschhorn.

  9. Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus ...

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    More: Flu has officially hit a second high in the US: Know the symptoms. While in some years, the flu disproportionately affects people of certain age groups, the agency described this year as a ...