Re: automotive ignition coil

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Subject: Re: automotive ignition coil
From: jgallo <jgallo-at-idt-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:24:28 -0700
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Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "James" <mustang3-at-home-dot-com>
>
> Hi Joe,
>   Go to Pep Boys and get two cheap transistor ignition coils i.e. mid to
> late 70's Dodge. These are 250-1 (ratio) and will work well. The trick is
> that you need low inductance (spell that cheap).
>                                         Later,
>                                           James
> thanks James

I wish I waited another day before putting a deposite on two coils,
Borg-Warner E40, (sub for wells LU800).
I just called a dealer to see if he had them...I guess it will work out well.

joseph

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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: automotive ignition coil
>
> Original Poster: jgallo <jgallo-at-idt-dot-net>
>
> Hi Everybody,
> I am gathering parts for my second coil.  I want to build the DC Tesla
> coil featured in Popular electronics, November issue.  It uses two Wells
> type LU800 automotive coils
> I discovered that the company is out of business. (I don't want to use
> any type coil because I believe I read somewhere that some types are
> 'resistive' and I don't know how this would effect the output)  I have
> emailed the magazine asking about a possible substitution. that was over
> a month ago. I haven't gotten a reply yet.
> I found a company on the web that answers automotive questions (by snail
> mail)
> I don't want to wait that long.
>
> Does anybody know of  substitutions for the Wells LU800?
>
> any help would be appreciated.
> Joseph