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Spark Plug

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A spark plug is a device that delivers an electric current from an engine's ignition system into its combustion chamber, producing a spark that ignites the compressed fuel and air mixture while sealing the chamber against the pressure of combustion; it consists of a metal threaded shell screwed into the cylinder head, a central electrode insulated from the shell by ceramic, and one or more gaps across which the spark jumps. Étienne Lenoir is generally credited with inventing the spark plug for use in his 1860 gas engine, the first internal combustion piston engine, and Gottlob Honold, working for Robert Bosch, invented the first commercially viable high-voltage spark plug in 1902. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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While designing what would become the production standard for his two-stroke engine, Benz patented the speed regulation system, the ignition using sparks with battery, the spark plug, the carburetor, the clutch, the gear shift, and the water radiator.
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