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Spark plug with single side electrode An electric spark on the spark plug. A spark plug (sometimes, in British English, a sparking plug, [1] and, colloquially, a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the combustion chamber of a spark-ignition engine to ignite the compressed fuel/air mixture by an electric spark, while containing combustion pressure within ...
Its main products are a line of spark plugs for a wide range of cars, trucks, SUVs, racing, and marine applications. Also included in the brand, depending on the regional market and brand history, are spark plug wires, wiper blades, batteries, oil filters, lighting, and glow plugs. [2]
Helen Barlett attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology in 1927, at the age of 27. [1] Bartlett received an AC Spark Plug Division fellowship and went on to attend Ohio State University where she was a member of multiple prestigious honors societies including Phi Beta Kappa.
Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness MBE (14 August 1887 – 10 April 1937) was a British racing driver of the 1910s and 1920s mostly associated with Sunbeam racing cars. He set a new Land Speed Record in 1922. Also an automotive engineer, he invented and manufactured the KLG spark plug.
In 1936, the first spark plug was produced at their Fostoria, Ohio plant. A few months later, the company sold their first spark plug. A few months later, the company sold their first spark plug. Electric Autolite's products were expanded further to include starter motors , ignition systems , and wire and cable products.
Spark plugs für motorcars were invented by German company Bosch. Inventor by Bosch was German engineer Gottlob Honold 188.96.181.140 22:02, 7 May 2013 (UTC) "Spark plugs for motorcars" isn't a notable invention. "Spark plug" is, but they (and their use in stationary engines) pre-dates cars.
Billboard for AC spark plugs in Vancouver circa 1926. In 1899, Albert Champion came to the U.S. as a champion bicycle racer. He found a job with the Stranahan brothers, who had started Champion Spark Plug Company in 1905 or 1906 and began production in 1907. Champion was not happy in his job because he had no control over his work.
As batteries became more common in cars (due to the increased usage of electric starter motors), magneto systems were replaced by systems using an induction coil.The 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen and the 1908 Ford Model T used a trembler coil ignition system, whereby the trembler interrupted the current through the coil and caused a rapid series of sparks during each firing.