CHAPTER XII. IGNITION SYSTEMS 133-158

Seeing the Effect of Electricity. Action of a current. Amperes and Volts. Conductivity. Resistance. Generating Electricity. Magnetic Field. Armature. Batteries. Metallic Couples. What Determines Voltage. Controlling Amperage. Dry Batteries. Cell Construction. Connecting up Cells. The Series Connection. The Parallel Connection. Series-Multiple Connection. Storage Batteries. The Sparking Methods. Air Resistance. Make and Break Spark. The High Tension System. The Spark Plug. How Produced. The Magneto. Difference Between Dynamo and Magneto. Advantages of Magneto. Different Kinds of Magnetos. Primary and Secondary. Igniters. High Tension Coils, Inductance. Constructing a coil. A Simple High Tension Sparking System. Condenser. Interrupter. Arrangement of a high Tension System. The High Tension Connections. The Secondary Coil. Operation of System. The Spark Gap. Function of the Interrupter. Vibratory Coils. Operation of Vibratory Coil. Surging Movement of Current. Timing Device. Contact Makers. The Contact Breaker. Sparking Plugs. Testing Plugs. Short Circuiting Faults. Short Circuiting of Secondary Wires.