Re: [TCML] ID an unknown transfomer

[Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/24/12 6:14 PM, mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I just acquired an unidentified coil type transformer on eBay:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/150851693601?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3173wt_934

almost certainly some form of ignition coil.

most coils have about 100:1 turns ratio between secondary:primary.. you 
could put 1V AC RMS on the primary and see.

> I understand how to use it, but I don't know what it was made for. The
> only markings it has are "MADE IN U.S.A.". It's covered in black
> phenolic resin and generally resembles a car ignition coil, with two
> inputs (labeled + and - ) and a single high voltage output. There are
> two molded in attachment points. Is this perhaps an ignition coil for
> some long extinct model of car, or is it some kind of radio-related
> hardware? The seller deals in radio equipment, but he has no idea where
> this came from or when it was made.
>
> I hooked this up to a dimmer switch/motor run capacitor combo and got
> really intense arcs.
>
> Any ideas out there?
>
> Paul
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