Plasma Jet Ignition

[Bill the arcstarter]

bob at bobthecomputerguy.com (Robert Harris) wrote:

>Re-reading my Heywood and have become re-in-love with the concept of 
>plasma jet ignition.   Essentially, a normal CD ignition fires the 
>plug in a cavity connected to the main chamber by an orifice.  Once 
>the arc is established, a second low voltage high current capacitive 
>discharge is routed into the arc.  

Hey - I like the sound of THAT.  Did someone get this working?

This reminds me of the arc stabilizers you find on TIG welders - a high 
frequencyt current starts the pilot plasma/arc which then allows the 
main welding current to flow on through...

Keep me advised as to your success! :)
-Bill

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