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Designed to be combined with a high-tension magneto ignition system, the spark plug solved what Carl Benz had described as ‘the most fundamental obstacle to early motoring’. Over a century later, the ...
IN many internal combustion engines the ignition of the explosive mixture is effected by means of an electric spark which is produced by a small machine called a magneto. The great demand for these ...
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Designed to be combined with a high-tension magneto ignition system, the spark plug solved what Carl Benz had described as 'the most fundamental obstacle to early motoring'. A century later, the key ...
THE British Scientific Products Exhibition at King's College, London, organised by the British Science Guild, provides many encouraging examples of the success of British engineers in applying the ...