Re: TSG + Ignition Coils - was Ed's Quadrac Driver

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Matthew,

A standard "can type" ignition coil should work perfectly fine.  GM HEI
coils have higher voltage and are a bit neater, but any ignition coil will
work.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 10:24 AM 12/16/2001 +1030, you wrote:
>Ed, All
>
>Does this mean that I can use a single, standard, ignition coil for TSG
>duty, or should I still use a couple?  (I'd uncan them, wire them in
>parallel/series and pop them in a new oil bath together).
>
>Obtaining HEI coils here (Oz) ain't easy, whilst I can get the standard
>ones locally for 15AUD each.
>
>If anyone is running a TSG with a standard, straight-core, ignition
>coil, I'd be interested to hear their experiences.
>
>Cheers
>
>Matthew Smith
>
>Tesla list wrote:
>> 
>> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>> 
>>         My experience was that the GM coils produced much longer sparks, but
>> the Accel coils I had would charge the primary capacitor for a PC much
>> better.
>> 
>> Ed
>