Capacitor discharge ignition pressure inside the cylinder. Capacitor discharge ignition Capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) or thyristor ignition is a type of automotive electronic ignition system which is widely used in outboard motors, motorcycles, lawn mowers, chainsaws, small engines, turbine-powered aircraft, and some cars. It was originally developed to overcome the long charging times associated with high inductance coils used in inductive discharge ignition (IDI) systems, making the ignition system more suitable for high engine speeds (for small engines, racing engines and rotary engines). The capacitive-discharge ignition uses capacitor discharge current to the coil to fire the spark plugs. The history of the capacitor
Archaic humans of over 120 individuals. Dunbar argues that it was not possible for hominins to live in such large groups without using language, otherwise there could be no group cohesion and the group would disintegrate. By comparison, chimpanzees live in smaller groups of up to 50 individuals. Archaic humans A number of varieties of "Homo" are grouped into the broad category of archaic humans in the period contemporary to and predating the emergence of the earliest anatomically modern humans ("Homo sapiens") over 315 ka. The term typically includes "Homo neanderthalensis" (430+–38ka), "Denisovans", "Homo rhodesiensis" (300ka–125ka), "Homo heidelbergensis" (600ka–200ka), and "Homo antecessor".