The magneto is of great importance in aero work and is popular on racing-cars, but in motor-vehicles it has been almost entirely replaced by coil ignition. Modern coil ignition systems are very ...

This is that their distributors, when used with suitable ignition coils, can create much longer and fatter secondary discharges than a Vertex, and that the discharges will jump the gap in a spark ...

The coil in an electronic ignition system creates a more powerful spark in the 70,000- to 80,000-volt range. That allows for a larger spark-plug gap, translating into more efficient combustion.

Early sportscar engines mostly used magneto ignition. The faster engines of the day could reach 5000rpm or more but the coil ignition systems of the period could not be relied upon to maintain ...

The module and the coil are engineered to perform together, to provide ignition performance without misfires up to a minimum of 7,500 rpm, almost 3,000 rpm higher than a stock HEI.

Originally the lawnmower engine used a magneto coil ignition system, magnetos are simple and very common in lawnmowers. The magneto is designed to produce a high voltage spike when influenced by a ...

Working principle The spark plug is connected to a high voltage source like the magneto or the ignition coil at one end. The other end with the two electrodes is immersed into the combustion chamber.

This new dual Lycoming electronic ignition system is now standard on all newly manufactured Cessna Skyhawk models, replacing the older dual magneto ignition system, according to the company.

This article was originally published with the title “High Tension Ignition by magneto” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 100 No. 3 (January 1909), p. 44 doi:10.1038 ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The industry-leading training aircraft, the Cessna Skyhawk, now features a dual electronic ignition system (dual EIS), enhancing maintenance, efficiency and overall ...