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capacitive-discharge ignition
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capacitive-discharge ignition [kə¦pas·əd·iv ¦dis‚chärj ig¦nish·ən]
(electronics)
An automotive ignition system in which energy is stored in a capacitor and discharged across the gap of a spark plug through a step-up pulse transformer and distributor each time a silicon controlled rectifier is triggered.


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