#electrical_system__electrical_part  equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
  supertype:  equipment  an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
  part of:  motor_vehicle
  part:  alternator  an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
  part:  car_battery__carbattery__automobile_battery  a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
  part:  headlight__headlamp  a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
     part:  Fresnel_lens  lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length
  part:  ignition_system__ignition  the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
     part:  electrical_distributor__distributor__distributer  electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
        part:  capacitor__capacitance__condenser__electrical_condenser  an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
        part:  distributor_cam__distributorcam  the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order
        part:  distributor_cap__distributorcap  the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs
        part:  distributor_point__distributorpoint__breaker_point__breakerpoint__point  a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
        part:  rotor.bar  the revolving bar of a distributor
     part:  ignition_coil  an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs
     part:  ignition_switch  switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter
        part:  ignition_lock__lock  a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
     part:  magneto__magnetoelectric_machine__magnetoelectricmachine  a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine
     part:  spark_coil__sparkcoil  an induction coil used to create sparks
     part:  spark_gap.component__sparkgap  a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
     part:  spark_plug__sparkplug__sparking_plug__plug  electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
  part:  starter_motor__startermotor__starter__startingmotor  an electric motor for starting an engine
  part:  taillight__tail_lamp__rear_light__rear_lamp  lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
  part:  voltage_regulator__voltageregulator  a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted
  part:  turn_signal__blinker__turn_indicator__trafficator  a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn

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