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  2. Low-speed pre-ignition - Wikipedia

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    Low-speed pre-ignition. Low-speed pre-ignition ( LSPI ), also known as stochastic pre-ignition ( SPI ), [1] is a pre-ignition event that occurs in gasoline vehicle engines when there is a premature ignition of the main fuel charge. [2] LSPI is most common in certain turbocharged direct-injection vehicles operating in low-speed and high-load ...

  3. Ignitron - Wikipedia

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    Ignitron. An ignitron is a type of gas-filled tube used as a controlled rectifier and dating from the 1930s. Invented by Joseph Slepian while employed by Westinghouse, Westinghouse was the original manufacturer and owned trademark rights to the name "Ignitron". Ignitrons are closely related to mercury-arc valves but differ in the way the arc is ...

  4. Loss on ignition - Wikipedia

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    Loss on ignition (LOI) is a test used in inorganic analytical chemistry and soil science, particularly in the analysis of minerals and the chemical makeup of soil. It consists of strongly heating ( "igniting" ) a sample of the material at a specified temperature, allowing volatile substances to escape, until its mass ceases to change.

  5. Ignition (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Ignition. (video game) Ignition is a racing game for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows released in 1996 by Virgin Interactive. [1] It features miniature cars and different vehicles such as school buses, police cars and trucks, many of which are unlocked as the game progresses. It was re-released by Interplay in 2017.

  6. Stuntman: Ignition - Wikipedia

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    EU: September 28, 2007. JP: February 21, 2008. Genre (s) Racing / Action. Mode (s) Single player and online multiplayer. Stuntman: Ignition is the sequel to the video game Stuntman for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Mobile phone . The Xbox 360 demo was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on July 12, 2007.

  7. Contact breaker - Wikipedia

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    The pivot is on the right and the cam follower is in the middle of the breaker arm. A contact breaker (or "points") is a type of electrical switch, found in the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines. The switch is automatically operated by a cam driven by the engine. The timing of operation of the switch is set so that ...

  8. Ignition (EP) - Wikipedia

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    Ignition is the first EP by the hard rock/power metal band Unisonic. It features 2 future album tracks, a demo song and a live version of the Helloween classic " I Want Out ". It was released on January 27, 2012.

  9. Ignition City - Wikipedia

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    Colorist (s) Digikore Studios. Editor (s) William A. Christensen. Collected editions. Ignition City. ISBN 1-59291-087-4. Ignition City is a five-issue science fiction comic book limited series, written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Gianluca Pagliarani. It was published in 2009 by American company Avatar Press .