Re: Spark plugs

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi John,
 >
 > Here is the chart:
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/MMCcapSales.gif
 >
 > Here is a computer program since that transformer is not on the chart:
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/MMCcalc2xls.zip
 >
 > Or a simple basic program:
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/programs/Mmccalc2.zip
 >
 > or the basic math behind it:
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MMCInfo/MMCPower4.html
 >
 > Spark plugs work for awhile but they get very hot since there thermal
 > dissipation is poor.  But for a small low powered coil they might work well.
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry

	A two or three piece cylinder gap will also work fine, and won't have
problems due to heating (if the mounting material doesn't fry or begin
to smell).  When the tips of the plugs get hot they will tend to arc
instead of spark, precluding TC operation.

Ed