Re: chokes

["Ed Phillips" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "Jeremiah" <jmeizis-at-metallicafan-dot-com>
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> Original Message
> From: "Tesla list"<tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: chokes
> Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 16:17:48 -0600
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> >Original poster: "Ed Phillips" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> >
> >Tesla list wrote:
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> >> Original poster: "Jeremiah" <jmeizis-at-metallicafan-dot-com>
> >>
> >> I have been messing with my little ignition coil setup with the light
> >> dimmer and i keep burning them up.
> >
> >       How big is your series capacitor?  Mine works fine here with 3 ufd.
> >
> >Ed
> >
> >
> 
> It's 5 uf
> Jeremiah
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	Why don't you start with a smaller size, say 1 ufd, and work up from
there.  By the way, I find I get the best sparks with the dimmer set to
the position which would be dimmest if it were working with an
incandescent bulb.  By the way, I am using the very cheapest dimmer I
could find at Home Depot, figuring I might blow it up.  Haven't done so,
to my surprise.

Ed