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Re: Ignition Coils



On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 17:33:39 -0700, you wrote:

>Original Poster: "Alex Crow" <user-at-alexcrow.clara-dot-net> 
>
>AAAAAARrrghhhh!
>
>DONT plug it into the mains!!!!!! It may explode and it will certainly pop
>your breakers!!!! This sounds so dangerous even I wouldn't try it!!! These are
>induction coils, not transformers.
...well not directly anyway. You can get some inpressive sparks using
a series capacitor (2-4 uf, suitably voltage rated, e.g. motor run
capacitors) and a normal triac light dimmer.