Most of the modern spark-ignition engines use battery ignition system . The essential components of battery ignition system are a battery, ignition switch, ballast resistor, ignition coil, breaker points, condenser, capacitor distributor and spark plugs. The breaker points, condenser, distributor rotor and the spark advance mechanisms are usually housed in the ignition distribution. The breaker points are actuated by a shaft driven at half engine speed for a four stroke cycle engine. The distributor rotor is directly connected to the same shaft. The system has a primary circuit of low-voltage current and a secondary circuit for the high-voltage circuit. The primary circuit consists of the battery, ammeter, ignition switch, primary coil winding and breaker points. The primary coil winding usually has approximately 240 turns of relatively heavy copper wire wound around the soft iron core of ignition coil. The secondary circuit contains the secondary coil wi...