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

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

Use the standard coil.... you don't need particularly high spark energy or
voltage for trigger duty.
Even a used coil from the junkyard will work just fine..

> 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.

I've used standard coils many times for triggered spark gaps (although not
in a tesla coil, as it happens)