Car Ignition Coil (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 19:10:38 -0600
From: Michael Robinson <muze801@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Car Ignition Coil

I've been trying to get a car ignition coil to function as a power
supply and can get a single thin spark about an inch long every time i
complete the circuit but it won't spark again after that unless I
repeat.

I'm running with a 10uF cap that I pulled from an air conditioner with
mains power (120v)  and I tried some much lower capacitance caps with
the same result.

Any ideas?
Sincerely,
Michael Robinson