CD Ignition

[Jonathan Lloyd]

In message <m0ur9Rl-000VwGC at comm.amtsgi.bc.ca>, John Dammeyer
<johnd at islandnet.com> writes
>Hi,
>
>Has anyone have an article on the theory or even a schematic of a Capacitive
>Discharge Ignition.  In particular are they just stepping up battery voltage
>to about 300V and then switching that with a shorter dwell time or is there
>more to it?
>
>
Basically the spark energy is held in a capacitor and the coil used as a
transformer,  i.e. as electrostatic  ( whereas a straight coil system
stores it as magnetic). I am pretty sure they are not that good for
starting as the spark can be high energy but is always very short
duration.
-- 
Jonathan Lloyd     john at anergy.demon.co.uk