any takers for this project?

[ARTHUR OKUN]

You wrote: 
>
>>Since people are asking for projects.........
>>
>>I still have failed to make a TTL trigger from an inductive 
>>pickup, and it makes me very mad!  I know that the pickup
>>is good (and have tried several), and have tried using
>>a Schmidtt trigger circut, and an op-amp with some
>>gain, and a SCR circuit (like the one I found inside of
>>a timing light), and each failed to work at all.
>>
>>So, anyone out there want to cut off the inductive pickup
>>from their timing light, and breadboard up a functional
>>circuit( i.e. get a TTL - level pulse corresponding to spark
>>in the ignition wire) and put me to shame?
>>
>>I dare you.......
>>
>>- Bruce
>>
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>> The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
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>I will take your challenge.  Let me know any other specific 
requirements you
>have.  I have been wanting to do this type of project any way for the
>inductive tach that I want to build for getting rpm of various 
engines.
>Please give me some time though.  I have been putting in a lot of time 
at
>work lately and dont have a lot of free time at the moment.  I am 
always up
>to a good challenge as was evident in winning the engineering design 
contest
>at the U of I for 93.  Also since I am new to network stuff, what is a 
good
>way for me to send the schematic?
>
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>
you can buy an inductive  pickup clip from fluke that they use on their 
 automotive meter