The More the Merrier

                     

Are you familiar with the term transformer? How about the term ignition coil? If not, then it is the time to familiarize your self with these terms. Actually these terms refer to some important things that make your life easy. Specifically, they deal with electricity. The first one is commonly used for home electricity, while the second one is for auto electricity.

 

Transformer has the capacity to increase or decrease output voltage. The principle behind it is mutual inductance. It is usually consists of two coils: the primary and secondary coils. These coils of wire are wound on the same core. The primary coil is the input coil of the transformer. On the other hand, the secondary coil is the output coil. Through mutual induction, voltage is induced to the secondary coil. The transformer is essential to get the desired output voltage for certain appliance. Since the voltage that comes from the source is very high, transformer reduces this voltage. Thus, generating output voltage needed. How does it happen? If there are more windings in the primary coil than the secondary coil, the type of transformer is step down. This means that input voltage is greater than output voltage. For example, if the input voltage is 220V and output voltage is only 110V, the transformer is step down. Reverse things happen in step up transformer. The auto version of transformer is the ignition coil. What is an ignition coil?

 

Ignition coil is an induction coil in automobile’s ignition system. It can be associated with the step up transformer because it transforms battery’s 12V into thousands of volts. It is important because the spark plug needs thousands of volts to create spark and ignites the fuel-air mixture. Inside an ignition coil are the so-called windings. These windings are actually two coils of wire on top of each other. Just like transformer, it has primary and secondary windings. The one that gets juice together to make a spark is the primary winding. The one that sends it out the door towards the distributor is the secondary winding. Older vehicles serve all the spark plugs through the ignition distributor. Thus, modern systems omit distributor. In this particular system, ignition is electronically controlled. Coils may also be remote-mounted or may be placed on top of the spark plug.

 

There will come a time that the ignition coil doesn’t make a spark. But for some instances, it makes a weak spark. As a result, the vehicle may run rough or wrong. If these happen to your vehicle, you must check the ignition coil. In testing the ignition coil, you need to disconnect it and test it with a multimeter. Here, you will use data and numbers to determine whether your ignition coil is in good condition. If you don’t know how, you can easily ask a professional to help you. It is very important to keep your ignition coil in good shape and condition. The reason for that is to achieve the desired vehicle performance.

 

When it comes to autotransformer- the ignition coil, “the more the merrier” is the principle. This means that the more voltage produced, the merrier will be the spark plug. More voltage produced also means that the spark plug has more capacity to create a spark needed to run the vehicle.

 

Actually, there are great things that happen in your everyday life especially in your vehicle. Awareness is just the key…

The key in understanding Physics…

 

The key in understanding everyday lives…

 

The key in understanding your vehicle…

 

And most especially the key in keeping your vehicle in good shape and condition.