Re: triggered gap idea

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

> Your idea of using the magnetically-triggered OEM circuits used on car
> engines to drive the HEI coil on a TSG has the fine advantage of
engineering
> backed by millions of units in service.  It seems to me it just begs to be
> taken one step further by triggering the circuit by a simple rotor with
> (choose your own break-rate) tiny magnets mounted on a cheap, low-power
> synchronous motor such as the teletype motors that are still showing up as
> surplus.  With no heat as a concern, quarter-inch lexan instead of tough
and
> pricey G-10 would simplify the rotor-building process a lot.  A very small
> variac would then suffice for John F.'s phase-control spark timing
technique.

Or, since it is low voltage, moving the pickup plate (or the motor) by hand
with some sort of knob