Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Goinbonkers-at-aol-dot-com> My guess would be in the .002 - .005uF range Mike > > The spark coil might be good for about one milliamp but I had not expected > .01 > would short it out. What value might be more appropriate? Would a doorknob > cap > be a better solution for a very low power coil? > > > > Dave > >