[TCML] AC powered Ignition Coil Circuit

[Tedd Payne]

For those interested in experimenting with an ignition coil, you might be
interested in these:

**  New 60 KV coil on eBay, the "Buy it Now" price is about half of what I
paid for it years ago.
http://cgi.ebay.com/60-KV-Spark-Ignition-Coil-New-for-Car-or-Make-HV-Supply_W0QQitemZ110195565123QQihZ001QQcategoryZ1502QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

**  3 to 4 inch spark (not arc) setup - I have quadracs and other parts
which I used to build a super-simple circuit producing 3 to 4 inch sparks.
I'd like to sell them all as one lot for cheap, I'll include the printed
circuit info for free.  Contact me directly if you're interested.

teddp2 at comcast.net

Tedd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "resonance" <resonance at wildblue.net>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] AC powered Ignition Coil Circuit


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> Switch the quadrac to an alternistor which drives inductive loads better.
> Alternistors with 30 Amp ratings are available from Digi-Key Electronics.
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> Dr. Resonance
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> Subject: Re: [TCML] AC powered Ignition Coil Circuit
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> I built this circuit years ago and it works great. Uses a Quadrac but
> otherwise drives a 12 volt ignition coil from AC. The circuit was designed
> to create a lightning display in a standard 5" incandescent designer bulb
> but could be used for other purposes as well.
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> http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/circ/hv/l-bulb/l-bulb.html
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> Daniel Hess
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> "C. Sibley" <a37chevy at yahoo.com>
> Sent by: tesla-bounces at pupman.com
> 11/20/2007 08:52 AM
> Please respond to
> Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla at pupman.com>
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> Subject
> Re: [TCML] AC powered Ignition Coil Circuit
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> My memory was bad, and I recalled poorly.
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> The dimmer circuit was indeed the circuit I was thinking off - despite my
> inaccurate description.
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> Curt.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Hypatia's Protégé <hypatia at baldwin-telecom.net>
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla at pupman.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:20:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] AC powered Ignition Coil Circuit
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> Do please forgive the nit-picking, but since when are thyristors not
> semiconductors??? ;)
>
> With regards
> Dan Sarandon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clive Hansen
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] AC powered Ignition Coil Circuit
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>
> Hello,
>     I recall seeing this one a while back:
> http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/lab/5322/simplehv.gif
> It is the only circuit for the ignition coil I know of which doesn't
> use semiconductors. It seems like it would be very hard on the coil.
>
> -Clive
>
> On Nov 18, 2007 4:58 PM, C. Sibley <a37chevy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I seem to recall seeing a circuit on line where an automotive ignition
> coil
> was drive directly by AC to produce a near continous discharge across a
> gap.  It
> was a very simple circuit but can't remember the details. As I recall it
> didn't
> involve the use of semiconductors.
> >
> > Does anyone else remember seeing this circuit, and can you point me to
> it's
> location?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Curt.
> >
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