Re: coil running of car battery(s)?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

Maybe just the "plug" needs CSA approval.  Any CSA "device" needs all kinds 
of expensive testing and a financial "gift" sent to CSA to get that 
approval...  Months of work and waiting...   I think that mess would be far 
beyond the "school project" thing.

I think someone heard of the "CSA" thing and thought it "sounded 
cute"...  They had no idea what it "meant"...

This is the "dealing with bureaucrats that have no clue" part of your 
project :o))))  Hone your skill here well!!!  You will them a LOT later...

Simply go to the hardware store and get the wall plug whose "CSA" letters 
are the largest... >:0)))  If they are that dumb, that should make them 
happy =:D

But it does sound like there are a lot of DC alternatives that would be 
cool using ignition modules and stuff!!  I "think" a UPS would be fine if 
you had power correcting caps.  The switching power supplies in computers 
are certainly not a "nice load"...  Be cool just to see how UPSs do!!  A 
long lost project of mine...

Cheers,

        Terry


At 04:45 PM 1/23/2005, you wrote:
> If I can avoid the wall socket, that'd be best for my needs.  The
> professor
> said anything plugged into the wall needs CSA approval, but she didn't
> know
> the exact requirements, ie, if it was below a certain voltage it was ok,
> etc."
>
>         What does CSA approval mean?  Who's CSA?
>
> Ed