Electrical igniter for gas engines A keystone to understanding by Magluvin

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-NhDeNGh7M 

[Tito L. Oracion]

Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.

    Nikola Tesla, Modern Mechanics and Inventions, July, 1934
The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.
 
    Nikola Tesla, Modern Mechanics and Inventions. July, 1934
If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search... I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.
   
    Nikola Tesla, New York Times, October 19, 1931

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Nikola_Tesla

[Magluvin]

Hey Guys
Sorry but I have been so busy, life.
I want you guys to take a look at something.
Got to this link and the applet will come up, or if you have it downloaded, the Falstad sim.
Then import the text below. It is an Igniter circuit in a round about way as no specific part values formulated.
The scopes at the bottom are Vin, Cap, Large Inductor, Spark Gap.
It should start in reset condition, but notice the scopes. Action already.
Now hold the switch down by clicking it and watch for a bit, then release.
There are a lot of things going on here other than just producing sparks for the gas engine.
The sim is in slomo but thats good.


http://www.falstad.com/circuit/


$ 1 5.0E-6 35.60246606707791 50 5.0 50
v 448 528 592 528 0 0 40.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
l 592 528 592 336 0 1.0 -0.003247948688275401
w 448 528 448 448 0
w 592 336 448 336 0
c 448 336 448 448 0 1.0E-5 9.892347934590477
w 448 448 368 448 0
w 368 448 368 256 0
w 448 336 448 304 0
w 448 304 784 304 0
s 784 256 784 304 0 1 true
T 480 128 592 208 0 1.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.999
w 368 256 368 128 0
w 368 128 480 128 0
w 480 256 784 256 0
w 480 256 480 208 0
187 640 128 640 208 0 1000.0 1.0E9 5000.0 0.0010
w 592 208 640 208 0
w 592 128 640 128 0
o 0 64 0 35 5.0 0.2 0 -1
o 4 64 0 35 80.0 0.2 1 -1
o 1 64 0 35 80.0 0.2 2 -1
o 15 64 0 35 7.62939453125E-5 9.765625E-5 3 -1



Mags

[Magluvin]

If you have tried the circuit, look at how the cap is never at a steady voltage for the contacter to accurately know when to discharge the cap into the primary. And the voltage buildup on the cap and coil are up pretty high to be around that battery source. Dunno, How would the timing ever be right with all that oscillation going on?

Mags

[Tito L. Oracion]

fascinating.............hmmmmm.......