Abstract
IN practically every motor-car the ignition of the explosive mixture is effected by means of an electric spark produced by a small generating device called a magneto. During recent years considerable advances have been made in the design of these generators, and they are now thoroughly trustworthy. It is advisable, however, that every driver of a car should have some knowledge of the timing and setting of magnetos and of their necessary adjustments. He will find much that is useful to him in this book. Luckily, the permanent magnets of magnetos now normally retain their magnetic properties for many years. This is due mainly to the great advances that have been made in the manufacture of magnetic steels and to improved methods of magnetising them.
The Magneto Manual.
By H. R. Langman. (Lockwood's Manuals.) Pp. x + 221. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1927.) 7s. 6d. net.
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The Magneto Manual. Nature 121, 89 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121089a0
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