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RE: Pertronix coil current.

To: "Theo Smit" <tsmit@shaw.ca>, <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Pertronix coil current.
From: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:51:27 -0700
Theo,

I think at 3,000 rpm you hit the limit of a purely resistive source like the
Ignitor. Beyond that you need a capacitive discharge circuit (e.g., an MSD)
to overcome the inductive impedance of the coil.

Bob Palmer
rpalmer@ucsd.edu
robertpalmer@paulhastings.com
rpalmerbob@adelphia.net

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