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Ignition magneto
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<p>An ignition magneto (also called a high-tension magneto) is an older type of <a href="/facts/Ignition_system/7Rqqltpr">ignition system</a> used in <a href="/facts/Spark-ignition_engine/NATGwWSj">spark-ignition engines</a> (such as petrol engines). It uses a <a href="/facts/Magneto/TbehSWs0">magneto</a> and a <a href="/facts/Transformer/EYYfXWrF">transformer</a> to make pulses of high voltage for the <a href="/facts/Spark_plug/Y9lG10hg">spark plugs</a>. The older term "high-tension" means "high-<a href="/facts/Voltage/EN2po6N2">voltage</a>". </p>