And this time, you wrote to me....
>  How many degrees do you have?  Well at any rate, read my response to 
>  Mike, that is pretty much all I have to say on the subject. 
>  Unless you also want to rewrite the laws of physics.  Oh, what you said
>  was true, but it so happened that the engineer that I was with at that
If what I said was true, why ask for degrees? Sounds like a troll in the
making (Oh, and before that gets taken out out of proportion, a troll being
a seeded message as opposed to strange beings residing under bridges)
It seems highly likely, why ask us if that so happened engineer you where
with had all the answers?
You asked, we answered, if its not what you wanted to hear, so be it. You
can always go to rec.autos.* if you want a lot of responses.
>  I am going to ask you the same question that I asked Mike since you 
>  seem to be on a much higher level than I am, me being just a lowly
I may be interpretting this wrong, but you sound to be on a mighty high
horse, cause as I recall, neither Mike or I spewed forth any higher
intelligence. We answered the question as presented with the facts as WE
know them.
>  electronic tech and all. 
Awww Geee...That makes two of us. Big deal.   
>  If you were to grab a hold of a live wire with high voltage on it, which
>  part of the electricity there in that wire is the part that can kill
> you? 
>  The voltage or the current?
Well, if its a High Voltage low current system, call me Tesla! And we'll see
what sparks. =)
But fact remains the same, that VOLTAGE is the main force in an IGNITION
SYSTEM. You get both current and voltage in a completed circuit, thats a
given, however, keep in mind that you have a negligable amount of current
compared to voltage in an ignition system.  Neither Mike or I are saying
there is no current. What we are saying is that current is an insignificant
part of the equation. 
And to use your electronic tech knowledge, think about transformers.
If you step up the voltage, you end up with less total output current.
If your step down the voltage, you end up with more total output current.
Given the same input.
Guess what the ignition system is, ya, a transformer.
Input 12v and at most, a generous 10amps.  Basic XFMR theory (for an ideal
transformer, no losses factored in) N1I1=N2I2
N1=number of primary turns  I1=primary current
N2=number of secondary turns I2=secondary current
from that, i2=n1i1/n2
a typical coil has a 100:1 turns ratio.
semi-typical input characteristic 12v 10amp
i2= (1)(10)/(100) = .1amp, or 100 milliamps.
You want references? "Electrical Power Technology" Theodore Wildi
                     "Intro To Electric Circuits" Herbert Jackson
You should have some texts lying around from your e-tech schooling days.
If radio is your thing the ARRL handbook covers transformers nicely.
And of course, any decent Autmotive Text will provide more exact numbers.
Alex.
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