
EGLOSSARYOFTERMSANDSYMBOLS
BATTERY
Storeschemicalenergyand
convertsitintoelectricalenergy.
ProvidesDCcurrentfortheauto's
variouselectricalcircuits.
GROUND
Thepointatwhichwiringattachesto
theBody,therebyprovidinga return
pathforanelectricalcircuit;withouta
ground,currentcannotflow.
CAPACITOR(Condenser)
Asmallholdingunitfortemporary
storageofelectricalvoltage.
CIGARETTELIGHTER
Anelectricresistanceheating
element.
HEADLIGHTS
1.SINGLECurrentflowcausesa headlight
FILAMENTfilamenttoheatupandemitlight.A
headlightmayhaveeithera single
(1)filamentora double(2)filament
2.DOUBLE
FILAMENT
CIRCUITBREAKER
Basicallya reusablefuse,a circuit
breakerwillheatandopeniftoo
muchcurrentflows throughit.
Someunitsautomaticallyresetwhen
cool,othersmustbemanuallyreset.
HORN
Anelectricdevicewhichsoundsa
loudaudiblesignal.
DIODE
Asemiconductorwhichallows
currentflowinonlyonedirection.
IGNITIONCOIL
Convertslow-voltageDCcurrent
intohigh-voltageignitioncurrentfor
firingthesparkplugs.
DIODE,ZENER
Adiodewhichallowscurrentflowinone
directionbutblocksreverseflowonlyup
toa specificvoltage.Abovethatpotential,
itpassestheexcessvoltage.Thisactsas
asimplevoltageregulator.
LIGHT
Currentflowthrougha filament
causesthefilamenttoheatupand
emitlight.
PHOTODIODE
Thephotodiodeisa semiconductor
whichcontrolsthecurrentflow
accordingtotheamountoflight.
LED(LIGHTEMITTINGDIODE)
Uponcurrentflow,thesediodesemit
lightwithoutproducingtheheatofa
comparablelight.
DISTRIBUTOR,IIA
Channelshigh-voltagecurrentfrom
theignitioncoiltotheindividual
sparkplugs.
METER,ANALOG
Currentflowactivatesa magnetic
coilwhichcausesa needletomove,
therebyprovidinga relativedisplay
againsta backgroundcalibration.
FUSE
Athinmetalstripwhichbumsthrough
whentoomuchcurrentflowsthroughit,
therebystoppingcurrentflowand
protectinga circuitfromdamage.
FUSIBLELINK
(forMediumCurrentFuse)A heavy-gaugewireplacedinhigh
amperagecircuitswhichburnsthroughon
overloads,therebyprotectingthecircuit.
Thenumbersindicatethecrosssection
surfaceareaofthewires.
METER,DIGITAL
Currentflowactivatesoneormany
LED's,LCD's,orfluorescent
displays,whichprovidea relativeor
digitaldisplay.
(forHighCurrentFuseor
FusibleLink)
MOTOR
Apowerunitwhichconverts
electricalenergyintomechanical
energy,especiallyrotarymotion.
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