Basic Electric
Current that flows in one direction
Direct Current or DC
What would be the required spark in a four stroke engine that is spinning 4500 rpm?
2250 sparks per min
This is most often the piece that will break in basic solid state ignition systems.
Stop Switch or On/Off switch
All magnets produce what effect
Magnetic Field
What is a benefit of stranded wire.
Flexible
What is a material with bound electrons called?
Insulator
What is the term for firing the spark plug at the exact intended moment.
Ignition Timing
What is the first thing you do when diagnosing a ignition/engine running condition problem.
Check for spark
This conductor used in ignition coils is not magnetic.
Copper
This is the most common type of circuit protection device used to protect from excessive current flow.
Fuse
This is the resistance to current flow and is measured in?
Ohms
Device inserted into the combustion chamber that ignites the compressed air-fuel mixture.
Spark Plug
This is the primary purpose of the ignition system.
Supply voltage to create spark
This material is not used in ignition coils because it will retain its magnetic properties after it has been magnetized.
Steel
Smaller wire/Smaller conductor
What type of material has free electrons?
Conductor
These are mounted to the flywheel and pass the ignition coil on simple solid state ignitions.
Magnets
Compression Stroke
This is "turned into" a magnet in an ignition system when energized.
Ignition Coil Iron Core
This determines the amount of current a wire is intended on carrying.
Gage size and length
This is the unit of measurement of the number of electrons flowing past any given point in a circuit.
Ampere
If the copper windings in an ignition coil did not have this it would cause a short to ground.
Insulation
What is used to release the voltage from the ignition coil?
Switching Device
This person discovered the flow of electricity will flow through a copper conductor when in proximity of a magnetic field.
Michael Faraday
Carbon wire