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

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Original poster: "Paul Arrowsmith by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <p_t_arrowsmith-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Matthew,
Here in Oz I am getting plenty of spark from a single standard coil.
Using a fan controller/dimmer I had 2 problems, 1. not enough phase range 
and 2. at the end of adjustment where the preformance was best my earth 
leakage circuit breaker pops out after about one second. I think this is 
because the ignition coil is not isolated and leakage current is causing a 
unbalance in the neutral and active wires, this could be overcome by a 
isolation transformer on the mains. But I have decided to solve both these 
problems by using the 0 Volt crossover detect circuit. I have just built it 
up and it works good but have not yet run it with my coil.
Paul A


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: TSG + Ignition Coils - was Ed's Quadrac Driver
>Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 22:35:01 -0700
>
>Original poster: "Matthew Smith by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>
>
>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
>
>
>




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