Basic Electricity & Magneto Ignition In order to understand the operation of the Ignition system on a small engine, we must understand Basic Electricity! What is electricity ? The movement of free electrons through a conductor ! What are Electrons ? Protons Protons – positively charged Neutrons Neutrons – neutral charge Electrons Electrons – negatively charged Electrons are part of a Atom! What is an Atom ? Atoms are everything around you! Atoms consist of :
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Basic Electricity & Magneto Ignition In order to understand the operation of the Ignition system on a small engine, we must understand Basic Electricity!
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Basic Electricity & Magneto IgnitionIn order to understand the operation of the Ignition system on a small engine, we must understand Basic Electricity!
What is electricity ? The movement of free electronsthrough a conductor !
What is an Atom ? Atoms are everything around you!
Atoms consist of :
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Conductors !Conductors ! - are materials that allow the flow of “free electrons” to move from atom to atom easily!
Insulators !Insulators ! - are materials that do not allow the flow of “free electrons”
Simple Circuits, Conductors, and Insulators
Simple Circuits!Simple Circuits! – must have a Power source, conductor and a load.
Examples of conductors: gold, silver, copper, aluminum
Examples of insulators: air, plastics, silicon, porcelain
Basic Electricity & Magneto IgnitionMethods of producing Electricity
MagnetismStaticHeat ChemicalLight
Laws and Rules of Magnetism
#1 Unlike Poles (North, South) attract !, Like Poles Repel !
#2 A moving magnetic passing a wire in a complete circuit creates electron movement within that wire (Electricity)
#3 Electron flow in a wire creates a magnetic field around that wire (Electro Magnets)
Factors that determine amount of electrical current created- Speed of the moving magnetic field- Strenght of the magnetic field- Size and type of conductor