Automotive Glossary
Automotive Glossary
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Feeler GaugeSet of accurate blades used to set or measure small gaps (valve clearances for example). | |
FerrousDescribes any metal composed of or containing iron, such as low-carbon steel, stainless steel, etc. | |
FIFuel Injection | |
FibreglassVery fine fibres of glass that are supplied as reels of single fibres or spun together as woven matting. It is used in the manufacture of glass-reinforced vehicle bodies, panels, and for component parts and repairs on automobile bodies. | |
Field (Magnetic)A magnetic flux about a permanent magnet or live electrical conductor. | |
Field CircuitAn electrical control circuit for the field coils used to regulate the output from a generator. | |
Field CoilAn electrical winding round a magnet pole shoe that is used to create a magnetic field when an electrical current flows through the windings. The direction of current flow determines the polarity of the magnetic pole. Used in generators and electrical motors. | |
Field Coil (Winding)An electrical winding round a magnet pole shoe that is used to create a magnetic field when an electrical current flows through the windings. The direction of current flow determines the polarity of the magnetic pole. Used in generators and electrical motors. | |
Filament (Bulb)The tungsten element in a bulb that glows to produce light. | |