Automotive Information Ignition System Flash Card Set 798120

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Ignition Coil

The ignition coil is a high-voltage transformer made up of two coils of wire. The primary coil winding is the low-voltage winding and has relatively few turns of heavy wire. The secondary coil winding is the high-voltage winding that surrounds the primary and is made up of thousands of turns of fine wire. Current flows from the battery through the primary coil winding which creates a changing magnetic field inside the secondary coil. This induces a very high-voltage current in the secondary coil which it feeds to the distributor.

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In the ignition coil, a current flows from the battery through the primary coil winding which creates a changing magnetic field inside the secondary coil which induces a very high-voltage __________ which it feeds to the distributor.