DISTRIBUTOR

Distributor

A distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order. The first reliable battery operated ignition was developed by Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. and introduced in the 1910 Cadillac. This ignition was developed by Charles Kettering and was considered a wonder in its day.

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distributor

Noun

  1. One who distributes, a thing that distributes.
  2. In an internal combustion engine, the device that distributes current to the spark plugs.


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