| Pete_89T2 |
12-15-2010 08:57 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by RETed
(Post 134697)
Circuit is not as simple as we thought...
Did a quick test of resistance on the terminals.
If the parallel circuit was as simple as above, measuring resistance across the towers should be nil - not the case.
In fact, the towers are isolated from the two coil inputs + and - (no surprise there), and there is no resistance between either tower to coil ground - kind of a surprise.
The coil outputs are isolated from every part of the coil body including from each other.
Twin, independent coil circuits wound within the coil body itself?
-Ted
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Ok, now it's starting to make sense. By inference of Ted's measurements, the tower outputs can't be wired in parallel. I can't draw & post the circuit, so hopefully this description will make sense to everyone if you reference NoDOHC's diagram and use your imagination.
If you added a 2nd distinct coil winding to the secondary side of the transformer, and connect one leg from each of these secondary windings to a common ground through a diode (i.e., allows DC to flow in only one direction, connect "-" side of the diode to ground, "+" side to coil winding) and the remaining coil leads become your L1 & L2 tower terminals, Ted's measurements make perfect sense. In effect, we have two secondary coils driven by a common primary coil. |
