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The word distributor can be defined into three different meanings. The first meaning, one that distributes, is the easiest to see since distribution comes from the word distribute. Distribution can also be defined as a wholesaler, or one that markets a commodity. The last definition of distribution is an apparatus in the ignition system that distributes the proper amount of electrical voltage to each spark plug at the correct sequence and time. The word is form the 15th century and it is pronounced di-'stri-by&-t&r. Distributor is a Middle English word that is derived from Latin distributus, past particle of distribuere, from dis- + tribuere to allot.Every automobile from today's era has a distributor. The distributor is the major component of the ignition system. The distributor is on either the side or the top of your engine, or up near the firewall (Crouse 304). The distributor looks somewhat like an octopus since it has wires that come out from the top of the cap. The distributor is designed to make and break the ignition primary circuit, a low-tension circuit, and to distribute the resultant high voltage to the proper cylinder at the correct time. The high voltage comes from the coil. The coil is a transformer
At the breaker plate, located at the floor of the distributor, there are the points and a condenser. The points are two pieces of metal joined at one end so that they can touch and then draw apart (Heisler 674-675). The space where they almost meet when they are open is called a gap. Only one of the points actually moves, the other is stationary. When the points open, electric power passes to the rotor and then to the spark plug cables. Now, the condenser is a small metal cylinder. The purpose of the condenser is to prevent the electricity from arcing across the gap when the points are open, so they do not burn (Heisler 675). All the condenser does is act like a sponge for the excess current. The condenser is also necessary for generating high voltage for the spark plugs. outside of the distributor that changes low-voltage energy into high-voltage energy. After the high voltage comes out from the coil, it passes to the center terminal of the distributor cap and down the rotor by a wire attached to the coil that goes into the center tower of the distributor cap (Crouse 305-306). The distributor, just like any other automotive part, will eventually go bad at some time. The cost of a new distributor runs anywhere from $150 to $350. But, the maintenance of the distributor can actually help
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