Courier L4-2299cc Courier (1982)
STARTER RELAY
RELAY - An electromagnetic switching device using low current to open or close a high-current circuit.
RELUCTANCE - The resistance of a material to the flow of magnetic lines of force.
REQUIRED VOLTAGE - Voltage necessary to overcome the resistance of the secondary circuit and establish a spark to the ground electrode of the
spark plug.
RESERVE CAPACITY - The length of time that a fully charged battery at 80~F will remain functional when it is discharging at a rate of 25 amps. This
rating is intended to tell the driver how long the car can be operated with headlights and certain other accessories on after an alternator failure.
RESIDUAL MAGNETISM - Slight magnetic properties retained by metal, such as a wiring coil in a generator, after it has passed through a magnetic
field.
RESISTANCE - The opposition offered by a conductor to a flow of electricity; measured in ohms.
RESISTOR - A device installed in an electrical circuit which tends to prevent or reduce the flow of current.
RESUME - An operating mode of the speed control system which reactivates the system after it has been disabled (such as by stepping on the brake or
clutch pedal) and returns it to the speed at which it was previously set. Shutting the vehicle off erases the resume memory.
RHEOSTAT - A device for regulating a current by means of a variable resistance.
ROTOR
ROTOR - The rotating part of a distributor that transfers current from the coil cable to the spark plug cables.
S
SAMPLING - The act of periodically collecting or sending information. A microcomputer samples input from various sensors in the process of
controlling a system.
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM - Symbolic representation of an electric circuit or vacuumhose circuit.
SEALED-BEAM - Headlight design incorporating filaments, reflector, and a lens in a unit with no separate bulb.
SECONDARY - (1) A high-voltage circuit or part of a circuit. (2) The output coil of a transformer.
SECONDARY CIRCUIT - The high voltage part of the ignition system which extends from the center tower of the coil all the way down to and across
the spark plug gap.
