That spark plug is just about as big as the motor!! lol I'm waiting on bigger amperage diodes to get here so I can continue with mine. I'm thinking about adding a spark plug or two to the old kohler I'm testing with but I'm already having trouble with the starter draining the power to the ignition system, having to put a separate battery on the coil and points.

I think we're all on the same page regarding the rectifier.  My apologies for not being able to express properly what looked like an issue, as electronics isn't my forte (yet).  I've probably learned as much on this thread as all my previous life regarding electronics.

I will build something when I go back to UK which will be a month or two yet (in Thailand at the moment, and language limitations are an issue to smooth accumulation of needed parts).  I have a good electronics guy in Bangkok, and a good engineer and workshop back home, so am hoping to coordinate travel/people/locations to make it all happen.  In the meantime I'm just building it in my head and making sure I understand the task in hand.

Cheers

Shiver

Quote from: bumfuzzled on July 13, 2008, 01:19:39 PM
That spark plug is just about as big as the motor!! lol I'm waiting on bigger amperage diodes to get here so I can continue with mine. I'm thinking about adding a spark plug or two to the old kohler I'm testing with but I'm already having trouble with the starter draining the power to the ignition system, having to put a separate battery on the coil and points.

Yes it is out of purportion but if you look inside, it is just a nice plasma plug/area......I hope it works as ugly as it looks!!!!!
Remember, the plasma doesn't spread out, what is in the ball is what you get so in my case, bigger ball works better...I hope.

Good idea using separate batteries.......

Ben

@k4zep:

Over kill for a bench grinder ...dont ya think 

@Xbox Hacker
Over kill!!! not if it runs on water!!