RE: automotive ignition coil

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Subject: RE: automotive ignition coil
From: "James" <mustang3-at-home-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 18:38:45 -0700
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Hi Joe,
  Go to Pep Boys and get two cheap transistor ignition coils i.e. mid to
late 70's Dodge. These are 250-1 (ratio) and will work well. The trick is
that you need low inductance (spell that cheap).
					Later,
					  James

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Subject: automotive ignition coil


Original Poster: jgallo <jgallo-at-idt-dot-net>

Hi Everybody,
I am gathering parts for my second coil.  I want to build the DC Tesla
coil featured in Popular electronics, November issue.  It uses two Wells
type LU800 automotive coils
I discovered that the company is out of business. (I don't want to use
any type coil because I believe I read somewhere that some types are
'resistive' and I don't know how this would effect the output)  I have
emailed the magazine asking about a possible substitution. that was over
a month ago. I haven't gotten a reply yet.
I found a company on the web that answers automotive questions (by snail
mail)
I don't want to wait that long.

Does anybody know of  substitutions for the Wells LU800?

any help would be appreciated.
Joseph