Re: HEI Coil vs standard

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>

Ahh, another post brings up old memories.  I took an Accel coil apart.  I never
did anything with it afterward, but I wondered if it would make a cool mini
Tesla coil.  It sure seems like it might, although I think it would have to be
immersed in oil.  The core was easy to remove and it looked to be fairly easy
to set up as a Tesla coil.  I wish I still had it.  I didn't have the means to
measure inductances in the 'old' days and at the time, decided a trial and
error process of finding the right primary capacitance would be too much
bother.  Aside from that problem, it would probably make for a neat little
'ready made' coil. 
Mike 



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> A quick question regarding the difference between a 
> HEI (High Energy Ignition Coil) and a standard automotive 
> ignition coil.  Of course I understand the HE part but is this 
> energy boost increased current output or increased voltage 
> output or both?  Is there any reason that I couldn't use a 
> conventional ignition coil in a TSG?  It seems to me that 
> only the voltage component is important and not the current 
> to trigger the gap. 
>
> Thanks 
>
> --Michael 
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