FW: Schematic and technical info on MSD6A ignition
Gregory Chan
gchan at compserv.senecac.on.ca
Fri May 9 19:47:36 GMT 1997
Hi all,
I've gotten zapped by motorcycle ignitions, 110V ac etc. but I
believe that 12V dc is more dangerous due to the high currents
involved. The first thing I learnt in basic electricity is that 500mA
of current can kill you and car circuits certainly draw lots!
gchan at compserv.senecac.on.ca
> there's lots of examples of TV techs getting busted heads or
> elbows from the involuntary muscle spasm (i.e. jerk ;-)
> when contacting the charged picture tube or other HV source
> ... seriously, you can get hurt real bad by the involuntary,
> uncontrollable contraction of the muscle (not to mention the
> embarrasing wet spot on your pants)
>
> >>Yup. Knocked the wrench out of my hand, and myself from the
> >>engine compartment as well. Very disturbing indeed. I think
> >>it's worse at low RPMs since you get zapped multiple times, but
> >>I don't really want to find out. ;-0
>
>
> >What i want to know as well
> >has anyone had the experience ( I HAVE ) of accidently being zapped by an
> >MSD when your engine is running at 6000 ZROM on dyno
> >talk about curly hair
>
> Tom Cloud <cloud at peaches.ph.utexas.edu>
>
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