IG NIT ION SYST E M

Basic Ignition System Components

• Battery

• Ignition Switch

• Ignition Coil

• Switching Device

• Spark Plug

• Ignition System Wires

Battery Ignition System
 Dwell (Cam Ange)

• Amount of time in distributor degrees that

points remain closed between each opening.
• Coil saturation time is controlled by amount of
dwell.
Line diagram - Battery Ignition System
 Types of Ignition System

• Battery Ignition System

• Magneto Ignition System

• Electronic Ignition System

• Laser Ignition System

 Electronic Ignition System

• Uses electronic
control circuit to
operate the ignition
coil
• More dependable
than contact system
• Higher secondary
Ignition voltages
Magneto Ignition System
Laser Ignition System