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search  An ignition system is a system for igniting a fuel-air
mixture. Ignition systems are well known in the field of
internal combustion engines such as those used in petrol
(gasoline) engines used to power the majority of motor vehicles,
but they are also used in many other applications such as in
oil-fired and gas-fired boilers, rocket engines, etc.  The first
ignition system to use an electric spark was probably Alessandro
Volta's toy electric pistol from the 1780s. Virtually all petrol
engines today use an electric spark for ignition.  Diesel
engines rely on fuel compression for ignition, but usually also
have glowplugs that preheat the combustion chamber to allow
starting of the engine in cold weather. Other engines may use a
flame, or a heated tube, for ignition.   Magneto systems[edit]
Magneto ignition coil.  The simplest form of spark ignition is
that using a magnet. The engine spins a