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  2. Capacitor discharge ignition - Wikipedia

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    The AC-CDI system is the most basic CDI system which is widely used in small engines. DC-CDI. The DC-CDI module is powered by the battery, and therefore an additional DC/AC inverter circuit is included in the CDI module to raise the 12 V DC to 400-600 V DC, making the CDI module slightly larger.

  3. Delco ignition system - Wikipedia

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    The Delco ignition system, also known as the Kettering ignition system, points and condenser ignition or breaker point ignition, is a type of inductive discharge ignition system invented by Charles F. Kettering. It was first sold commercially on the 1912 Cadillac [1] and was manufactured by Delco.

  4. Electronic control unit - Wikipedia

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    An electronic control unit (ECU), also known as an electronic control module (ECM), is an embedded system in automotive electronics that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a car or other motor vehicle.

  5. Contact breaker - Wikipedia

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    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, found in the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines. The switch is automatically operated by a cam driven by the engine.

  6. Reference designator - Wikipedia

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    It breaks down a system into units, and then any number of sub-assemblies. The unit is the highest level of demarcation in a system and is always a numeral. Subsequent demarcation are called assemblies and always have the Class Letter "A" as a prefix following by a sequential number starting with 1.

  7. Electronic component - Wikipedia

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    Circuit breaker – resettable fuse in the form of a mechanical switch; Resettable fuse or PolySwitch – circuit breaker action using solid state device; Ground-fault protection or residual-current device – circuit breaker sensitive to mains currents passing to ground; Metal oxide varistor (MOV), surge absorber, TVS – Over-voltage protection

  8. Electronic speed control - Wikipedia

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    An electronic speed control follows a speed reference signal (derived from a throttle lever, joystick, or other manual input) and varies the switching rate of a network of field effect transistors (FETs). [1] By adjusting the duty cycle or switching frequency of the transistors, the speed of the motor is changed. The rapid switching of the ...

  9. Ignition coil - Wikipedia

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    When the electrical circuit connected from the power source (e.g. the car's battery) to the primary winding is closed (by a contact breaker or transistor), current flows through the primary winding, which produces a magnetic field around the core. This current flow lasts for a period of time to build up energy in the coil.