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Old 03-05-2010, 12:35 AM
Chas H Chas H is offline
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Originally Posted by olpos View Post
On an open wire with no spark plug 30,000 used to be the voltage,now 50,000 is not uncommon.But a coil will only put out what it needs,no more no less.
What is strange on wastespark ,coilpack type ignition is that they are a/c current ,not d/c as a person may think.
Rich
I don't think that's correct. There is a circuit of current created by a collapsing magnetic field, just as in a single spark. That circuit is DC.
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