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Instruction Manual 012-13028C PASCO Compression Igniter TD-8577 Knob Removable Top IMPORTANT! Piston Starting s i t Position label P i s t o n Startin g P o Outer Safety Tube (polycarbonate) Piston Inner Glass Tube “O” rings “O” rings...
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* The TD-8498A Replaceable Glass Tubes includes two replacement tubes and twelve O-rings. Introduction The TD-8577 PASCO Compression Igniter (or “fire syringe”) illustrates what hap- pens inside the cylinder of a diesel engine. It demonstrates the high temperatures pro- duced during adiabatic compression of air by igniting a small amount of cotton, tissue paper, or magician’s “flash paper”...
M o d e l N o . T D - 8 5 7 7 012-13028C O p e r a t i o n where n is the number of moles of gas, R is the gas constant, and T is the absolute (thermodynamic) temperature.
P A S C O C o m p r e s s i o n I g n i t e r 012-13028C Caution .Hints • Do not ‘clump’ or compress the combustible material. Allow it to remain flat and spread out. The more surface area it has, the better. •...
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M o d e l N o . T D - 8 5 7 7 012-13028C C a u t i o n Replacing the Inner Glass Tube If the glass tube in the Compression Igniter should break, replace it with the 1.
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