555+mosfet+ignition coil ignition

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Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:59 am

Copperboy wrote:Starman;
Perhaps ;) At least now I have the posibility! At a 10x mix the sparklenght could be set at 5mm, assuming the spark is 50mm in the open. Have i got it right? :P
You won't need a 5 mm gap to get the job done in a 10x hybrid. You should think along the lines of a spark plug gap.
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:21 am

Maybe I don't need it, but it would draw less current. But yeah, 5mm is a bit overkill.
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:19 am

Copperboy wrote:Maybe I don't need it, but it would draw less current. But yeah, 5mm is a bit overkill.
To save power, but still have a long powerful spark, simply reconfigure the 555 timer as a monostable multivibrator and trigger it for single shots. Have the on time in the same range as before and you are good to go.
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