CM Advanced Ch.4 Flashcards
What is the most common type of externally mounted rectifier for automotive use?
Magnesium-copper sulfide
I’m the automotive type of alternators using silicon-diode rectifiers, how many diodes are used?
Six(6)
Normally, one of the following types of regulators is used: the electromagnetic, the transistor, or what else?
Transistorized
There are how many types of vehicle charging systems in use today?
Two(2)
What is one of the first tests to be made with the voltampere tester?
Output
Excessive what in the ground circuit of the starting system can cause sluggish cranking action or failure to crank?
Resistance
What type of transistor ignition system was developed to replace the standard or conventional ignition system?
Breaker-point
What type of ignition systems provide a hotter, more uniform spark at a more precise interval?
Electronic
The drawback of a conventional ignition system operating at high engine speeds can be overcome with what type of transistor ignition system?
Magnetic-pulse
The HEI system and the older Unit Ignition System differ in that the HEI system is a full how many- volt system?
12
What is a solid-state microcomputer consisting of a processor and a calibration assembly?
ECA
At high inlet temperatures (above what temperature), the ECA modifies the engine timing to prevent spark knock?
90°F
A reading of how many ohms or more of the ignition coil indicates an open secondary, a bad connection at the coil terminal, or high resistance in the cable?
40,000
Fuses or what else are up into electrical circuits to prevent damage from electrical overload?
Circuit breakers
The two types of brake light switches are hydraulic and what else?
Mechanical
