Can Anyone Tell Me The Job Of The Ignition Module/amplifier

[Guest Fordstevie77]

What is the job of the ignition module amplier....?

 

The black box with 2 screws holding it on the Distributor housing with 3 wires going to it....

 

1 x black ignition live

1x brown earth

1 x green from ignition coil

 

So what is the job of this amplifier/module as i see tell sell NEW aftermarket ones now so must be important and break often... Lol

 

ebay number

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310854485535?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[Stephen Bearded Minky Hill]

Not too sure exactly what it does but I know when mine died on my mk2 fiesta I had no spark lol

[Ollie]

In a nut shell

During the engine cranking , on Jetronic management the amplifier receives pulse signal from the distributor via magnetic pick up coil , or from the crank angle sensor and ECU on later Motronic management and uses this signal to open and close the ignition coil ground circuit , in order to fire up the spark plugs

 

REGARDS OLLIE

[Paul Grainger]

The pick ups in the distributor create just small signals which are not capable of switching the primary ignition coil. The amplifier uses these signals to decide when to do the coil switching. When they switch off the primary coil then a voltage is created in the second winding in the coil, this is the one which gives you the spark at the plugs.

Hope this helps.