Love this idea, and I might have some non-resistors laying around.
We'll see if I can get the garage cleaned and lit in time, but this is rapidly
becoming a 2019 project...
jim
> On Dec 14, 2018, at 3:19 PM, Richard George via Shop-talk
> <shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Hmmm.... along those lines I suppose you could also just solder an led
> between the center electrode and the side electrode and hook up a DC power
> supply - you'd need what, ~50V for a sparkplug with a 5K ohm resistance...
> Trouble is I don' t know if the resistor in the sparkplug could dissipate
> that ~1/2 Watt of power...
>
> :-P
>
> Maybe giving up is a good idea
>
> Best,
>
> rkg
>
> (Richard George)
>
> On 12/14/2018 9:05 AM, Jim Franklin via Shop-talk wrote:
>>> On Dec 14, 2018, at 11:30 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Why reinvent the wheel? Just get a battery, a spare distributor, and
>>> some long plug wires. Rig a motor to turn the distributor, and hang
>>> the plugs in the tree. Don't forget to water it!
>>>
>>> Jeff Scarbrough
>>> Flammable Acres,
>> :-D
>>
>> I think I'll abandon this quest. It was a thought for an ex I'm still
>> friends with. I might have done this while I was courting her and trying to
>> impress. Now, not so much. :-)
>>
>> jim
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