Editing Distributor (section)

== Gallery ==
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|File:breakerpoints.jpg|Breaker arm with contact points at the left. The pivot is on the right and the cam follower is in the middle of the breaker arm.
|File:distribcap.jpg|Distributor cap. At the center is a spring-loaded carbon button that touches the rotor. The number of contacts (in this case 4) is the same as the number of [[Cylinder (engine)|engine cylinders]].
|File:RotorBakelite.jpg|Rotor. This rotates at the same speed as the camshaft, one half the speed of the [[crankshaft]].
|File:Distributor cap of AMC inline-6, top.jpg|Top of distributor with [[High tension leads|wires]] and terminals
|File:Distributor cap of AMC inline-6, underside.jpg|Rotor contacts inside distributor cap
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