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Meanings of spark coil in English

Russian
румкорфа
Portuguese
bobina de indução
Spanish
bobina de ruhmkorff
Catalan
generador de guspira
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Type of electrical transformer used to produce high-voltage pulses from a low-voltage direct current (DC) supply.

румкорфа
Russian
катушка зажигания
Spanish
bobina del encendido
Catalan
bobina d'encesa

Induction coil in an automobile's ignition system that transforms the battery's low voltage to the thousands of volts needed to create an electric spark in the spark plugs to ignite the fuel.

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Usage of spark coil in English
1
I must brace up that tank and put in a new high-tension wire from the spark coil.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
2
I ran down a man who once owned a power boat, and he had a spark coil.
The River and I
3
The magneto was out of order and the batteries needed renewing, while the spark coil had short-circuited and took considerable time to adjust.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
4
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The Radio Amateur's Hand Book / A Complete, Authentic and Inform...
5
"You wouldn't have beaten me if my spark coil hadn't gone back on me," he said, somewhat sneeringly.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa