On 05-08-97 Alexander Bilan wrote to Cliff Jobe... 
 
 AB> You where writing to Mike Eyre; 
 AB> 
 AB> >  And without at least some current flow, you don't got nuthin. 
 AB> 
 AB> Thats the key, you don't need lots of current in a spark system. 
 AB> 
 AB> >  Let me ask you and age old question and see how you fair with this 
 AB> one 
 AB> >  since your degree means your much smarter than I am, me being just 
 AB> a 
 AB> >  lowly electronics tech and all. Lets say you grab a hold of wire 
 AB> >  that has high voltage on it, what part of the electricity in that 
 AB> wire 
 AB> >  is the part that can kill you?  The present voltage or the current? 
 AB> 
 AB> >  Peace, 
 AB> > -=>Cliff<=- 
 AB> 
 AB> Since your in the field, use a flyback transformer as an anology to 
 AB> the 
 AB> spark plug system.  HIGH voltage LOW Current.  You do not need a 
 AB> significant 
 AB> amount of current to get the desired result. 
 AB> Another example, a VandeGraf(sp) generator, again, lots of sparks, 
 AB> very 
 AB> little current. If you ground yourself, you'll feel it, but its not 
 AB> enough 
 AB> to do you in. 
 AB> 
 AB> Alex. 
 AB> 
 All the safety data that we have been given since we were in school 
 sez that 100mA is enough to do the trick. 
 Peace, 
-=>Cliff<=- 
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