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HIGH-VOLTAGE SURGE [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Electric Currents
CONT

when the points are opened, this energy is unloaded from the coil in the form of a high-voltage surge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
CONT

la rupture du courant provoque comme dans la magnéto un courant de haute tension dans l'enroulement secondaire de la bobine.

Spanish

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