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How an Ignition Coil works

How an Ignition Coil works An ignition coil provides a high voltage pulse that fires across a spark gap to ignite the air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. The ignition coil has three components; primary winding, a secondary winding, and an iron core. These components work together to convert 12-volt DC power in 25,000 to 40,000 volts DC. Primary windings and the iron core The primary winding consists of approximately 200 wraps of a thick gauge wire wound around an iron core. When 12 volts are applied to the primary … Read More


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