dumb person
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If you've ever seen those "high voltage generators" on ebay that people make light tube and shocking prank doorknobs with and wondered
"Can I use those for model T ignition?"
Yes, you can.
At first i tried having the coils ground through the normal roller timer.
Then i tried this method.
If you try it at home, you may want to trial using a normal timer (without electronics) but the duty cycle is rather high. I wanted to make mine programmable, hence this.
Oh, and they do not like more than 6 volts, so if you're using a generator, take that into consideration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwS7rYj8qQ4
(picture of the 5 volt set up just in case you wanted to try that.)
So yeah... now there's an alternative to wooden coils.
"Can I use those for model T ignition?"
Yes, you can.
At first i tried having the coils ground through the normal roller timer.
Then i tried this method.
If you try it at home, you may want to trial using a normal timer (without electronics) but the duty cycle is rather high. I wanted to make mine programmable, hence this.
Oh, and they do not like more than 6 volts, so if you're using a generator, take that into consideration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwS7rYj8qQ4
(picture of the 5 volt set up just in case you wanted to try that.)
So yeah... now there's an alternative to wooden coils.
It's a nice idea but I think I will stick with my wooden coils unless I'm building a "HOT" rod T.