To: | Robert Alan Reisse <rareisse@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>, |
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Subject: | Re: new coil |
From: | Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com> |
Date: | Wed, 19 Aug 1998 17:51:44 |
At 05:30 PM 8/19/98 -0400, Robert Alan Reisse wrote: >.... I recalled that I had the manual for a Heathkit Ignition Analyzer. I thought I would post what it says about the ignition circuit. > >"Consider the breaker points as a switch. .... > >"As soon as the switch opens, .... a surge is induced into the secondary (which contains many more turns of wire). The net effect is to "step up" the primary voltage to a level sufficient to fire the spark plugs. .... But it doesn't identify the complete circuit path for the current flowing in the secondary winding. Barney Gaylord 1958 MGA with an attitude |
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