Re: [TCML] Ignition coil etc

[G Hunter <dogbrain_39560@xxxxxxxxx>]

Your ignition coil is probably not going to run on 16vac.  An ignition coil requires either pulsed or interrupted input current to produce a useful output.  An ignition coil may be pulsed directly from a 120vac outlet using a cheap dimmer switch and a series capacitor.  Likewise, the web is full of diagrams for simple transistor-based coil driver circuits for DC or battery operation.

Cheers,

Greg

--- On Thu, 10/1/09, Rhys Sage <rhys_sage@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Rhys Sage <rhys_sage@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TCML] Ignition coil etc
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 12:58 PM
> I've just got myself a nice new
> ignition coil and a 16v AC 1000ma plugin transformer. Is
> there anything I should put between the coil and the
> transformer to protect either or both when I wire it up and
> plug it all into the wall? Is there liable to be a backlash
> from the coil when I unplug the transformer? Should I put a
> switch in between transformer and coil?
> 
> I have no idea how high voltage the coil is. It's a new
> coil for a Mustang. Quite nice and small - made in China and
> no other markings on it. The box says MasterPro E70 and the
> UPC is 84126602575.
> 
> I figure it's a lower voltage coil so a higher voltage
> input should be fine.
> 
> 
> 
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