page_title: Contact breaker
hierarchical_section_title: Contact breaker
caption_attribution_description: Breaker points, inside the en:distributor of an en:internal combustion engine. Scan, upload by MH 18:59, 2004 Aug 22 (UTC)
context_page_description: A contact breaker is a type of electrical switch, and the term typically refers to the switching device found in the distributor of the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines.
context_section_description: A contact breaker (or "points") is a type of electrical switch, and the term typically refers to the switching device found in the distributor of the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines.
caption: 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.
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