| Questions | 5 |
| Topics | Battery, Catalytic Converter, Control Arms, Ignition Coil, Spark Plugs |
The battery supplies the power necessary to start the engine when the ignition switch is is turned on.
The catalytic converter converts pollutants in exhaust gas into less pollutant substances like carbon dioxide and water.
Control arms (upper and lower) connect a vehicle's suspension to the frame. The connection to the wheels is through ball joints which allow the control arms to turn and move up and down simultaneously. The frame connection uses bushings.
The ignition coil is a high-voltage transformer made up of two coils of wire. The primary coil winding is the low-voltage winding and has relatively few turns of heavy wire. The secondary coil winding is the high-voltage winding that surrounds the primary and is made up of thousands of turns of fine wire. Current flows from the battery through the primary coil winding which creates a changing magnetic field inside the secondary coil. This induces a very high-voltage current in the secondary coil which it feeds to the distributor.
Spark plugs receive current from the distributor and use it to spark combustion in the combustion chamber of a cylinder.