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Electrical and electronic automotive parts.Guides, service and repairs.

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  • Headlamp Bulb Types

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    Headlamp Bulb Types

    Car Headlamp Bulb Types Tungsten The first electric headlamp light source was the tungsten filament, operating in a vacuum or inert-gas atmosphere inside the headlamp bulb or ...

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  • Headlamps explained

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    Headlamps explained

    Car Headlamps explained A headlamp is a lamp attached to the front of a vehicle to light the road ahead. Headlamp performance has steadily improved throughout the automobile age, ...

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  • High tension (HT) leads

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    High tension (HT) leads

    High tension (HT) leads High tension leads or high tension cables or spark plug wires or spark plug cables are the wires that connect a distributor, ignition coil, or magneto to ...

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  • Honda ECU upgrades

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    Honda ECU upgrades

    Honda ECU car Remaps Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Honda cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP Tuning Performance Accord 1.8 115 BHP ...

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  • Horn types

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    Horn types

    Car Horn types and history Oliver Lucas of Birmingham, England developed a standard electric car horn in 1910. Automobile horns are usually electric, driven by a flat circular ...

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  • How an Alarm System Works

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    How an Alarm System Works

    How an Alarm System Works Car alarms are an electronic device which is designed to prevent burglary and warn the owner if a theft attempt is being made. Usually a car alarm will ...

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  • Hyundai ECU upgrades

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    Hyundai ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for Hyundai Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Hyundai cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP Tuning Performance Accent 1.3 82 ...

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  • Idiot (Tell-tale) Light

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    Idiot (Tell-tale) Light

    Idiot Tell-tale Lights Explained A tell-tale (or idiot light, especially in North America) is an indicator of the status or malfunction of a system within a motor vehicle. A ...

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  • Idle air control actuator (IAC)

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    Idle air control actuator (IAC)

    Idle air control actuator (IAC) 200s sx Idle air control actuator An idle air control actuator or idle air control valve (IAC actuator/valve) is a device commonly used in ...

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  • Ignition coil explained

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    Ignition coil explained

    Ignition coil An ignition coil (also called a spark coil) is an induction coil in an automobile's ignition system which transforms the battery's low voltage to the thousands of ...

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  • Ignition Delco system

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    Ignition Delco system

    Delco ignition system The Delco ignition system, also known as the Kettering ignition system, was invented by Charles F. Kettering. It was first sold commercially on the 1910 ...

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  • Ignition Direct & distributorless

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    Ignition Direct & distributorless

    Direct & distributorless Ignition Modern engine designs have abandoned the high-voltage distributor and coil, instead performing the distribution function in the primary circuit ...

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  • Ignition High energy (H.E.I.)

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    Ignition High energy (H.E.I.)

    H.E.I. High energy ignition High energy ignition, also known as H.E.I., is an electronic ignition system designed by Delco-Remy Division of General Motors and introduced by ...

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  • Ignition Inductive discharge

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    Ignition Inductive discharge

    Ignition Inductive discharge Inductive discharge ignition systems were developed in the 19th century as a means to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber of ...

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  • Ignition magneto

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    Ignition magneto

    Ignition magneto An ignition magneto is a magneto that provides current for the ignition system of a spark-ignition engine, such as a petrol engine. It produces pulses of high ...

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  • Ignition Switch Stuck Wont Turn

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    Ignition Switch Stuck Wont Turn

    Car Ignition Switch Stuck Wont Turn An ignition switch is designed to utilize a key that controls the main electrical switch in your car This switch controls the engine starter, ...

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  • Ignition System

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    Ignition System

    How a Car Ignition System Works The ignition system in your car ignites the fuel inside the engine's combustion chamber at the optimal time in the piston stroke to produce the ...

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  • Ignition System Test

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    Ignition System Test

    Ignition System Test The ignition system in your car ignites the fuel inside the engine's combustion chamber at the optimal time in the piston stroke to produce the most power ...

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