Re: "Spark plugs fire at 12,000 to 25,000 Volts. Some require as much as 45,000 V."
That is at the pressure inside the combustion chamber. At atmospheric pressure, they fire at much lower voltages; however, Walter's point is still valid. Turn on voltage is far more reliable with gas discharge tubes. Sparkplugs were probably more helpful with tube gear than with today's solid state gear. Mark KE6BB null ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
