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RE: ignition coils
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: RE: ignition coils
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From: "William Parn" <parn@fgm.com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:36:17 -0700
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Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla@pupman.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 9:51 PM
> To: tesla@pupman.com
> Subject: ignition coils
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> Original Poster: Fucian@aol.com
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> how powerful are ignition coils?ive powered one with just a relay
> and a motor
> cap. in series with a transformer.it gave me a firery
> 1inch+-----what would
> volts and curent be?it wont charge a capacitor at all--why?
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I think you need a HV diode between the cap and the car coil.
Otherwise I think the charge in the cap will just flow right
back through the car coil.
Cheers,
Bill