Random Aeronautical Term
Cam
An eccentric, or lobe, on a rotating shaft that changes rotary motion into linear motion. A cam is mounted on the magnet shaft in a magneto to push upward on the insulated breaker point to separate, or open, the points when the magnet is in a particular location.
[Source: FAA-H-8083-30B AMT Powerplant Handbook]
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