Water Sparkplug

[gmeast]

capacitors

Hi all,

Has anyone come across a good source for capacitors? I've been using surplus store Caps for the plasma CDI. Does anyone know about photo flash caps?

Thanks in advance,

Greg

[K1w1]

vw combin average mpg

That is a very encouraging result from Bills journey and video report.

Does anyone have an idea of the normal mpg for that type of vw combi?

He didn't provide that statistic in the vid which is fairly important as a reference for comparison...

[Gibs]

Source

Hi all,

Has anyone come across a good source for capacitors? I've been using surplus store Caps for the plasma CDI. Does anyone know about photo flash caps?

Thanks in advance,

Greg

Have you tried Digikey or maybe Newark?

Digi-Key Corporation - USA Home Page

US - Electronic Components Distributor | Newark.com

[Gibs]

Capacitors

Hi all,

Here's what I've found at Newark...

This one is a kick in the butt.
Imagine... 1250 joules of pure pleasure.

NTE ELECTRONICS | NEV10000M6.3GI | Capacitors | Passives | Newark.com

You like to play with higher voltage?
Check this one.

CORNELL DUBILIER | 330471T200HT2E | Capacitors | Passives | Newark.com

Keep up

United we stand
Pink Floyd

[ashtweth]

Car air solenoid By Hector

Waky but might be of use

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Car air solenoid

taking a car spark plug the end is carefuly machines as to remove the
ceramic component the plug piece then is worked to insert an end ring
to act as valve seat , a pencil long drink stirer alike rod with a
ball at its tip is used as main valve , such tip is pulled back by
means of electric solenoid in a sealed container to actuate the tip
to open the spark ring end as to let air inside cylinder as it tops
the compression cycle to cause expansion alike combustion one, but NO
combustion).

The end ball seals the spark tip having all the compressed energy
released in cylinder not wasted in presurizing & heating a hose.
It goes directly to cylinder .

This design must be able to ROTATE as to PERMIT direct USAGE of
unaltered spark plug hole , and valve can be made as long as required
to fit any car motor design, tip also designed with UNIVERSAL adapter
to fit converted Spark plug injectors to any car engine.

ou can prepare a solenoid AIR valve with old spark plug

and time it with the same ignition coil timing contact ..

Use compressed air as fuel only compressed air,reuse the COLD air
exaust recompressed to gain energy by 1/273 expansion volumen of its
cold state 1deg per 1/273 expansion.. using recovery compressor RV
driven.

read leroy rogers air car patent .

Hector

[gmeast]

Bug

Hi all.
Greg, nice work indeed. I'm glad it works. How does your Bug accelerates now on the street? Keep us updated with the mpg (L/100km) too, please.
jstadwater, the goal is not to obtain any type of blow. We need it only between the spark plug's electrodes.
If you want us to help with the protection issue, you should give us the schematic of that ignition to think at, and the wiring in your setup, too.
All the best.

Hi Kinetix,

The Bug has never been this peppy! I don't have to choke it ... which speaks volume to the ability of the plasma spark to ignite cold, poorly atomized, poorly mixed fuel-air mixtures. It's very exciting. With such an enlarged envelope a GEET application looks very good indeed!

Thanks for your interest,

Greg

[gmeast]

quote self & pic of SSR

Hi jstadwater,

The HV diodes are 15KV blocking and .5A ... which is why the parallel.
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I may have already stated the Mosfet Packages are the Crydom D2D12 200VDC 0-32VDC control input: source = Mouser.

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I'll check back often. Peace,

Greg

Hi jstadwater,

Here's a pic of the SSR:

Greg

[jstadwater]

Thanks Greg.....

Hey Greg,

Thanks a bunch for posting that info, that's exactly what I needed to know. As for the 5408 diodes, I found Fairchild 1N5408's online for $0.10 each. If I need 60KV of blocking per spark plug, what you are using correct? I would need 60 ea. of the 5408's per plug. Translates to about $50 total plus shipping. If I used the NTE-517's at 4 ea. per plug X 8 plugs, cheapest I found was $6 each, would be about $200 for a V-8. My time on the clock to assemble the diodes into strings should be less than the difference in price. Leads me to a question for you. Since you and I both have better results with parallel diode arrangements, do you think I would be OK with six strings hooked parallel with 10 diodes in each string per plug? I will probably elect to go with the larger diodes for the final installation to limit the required amount of space to install, along with a little less voltage drop, but first I need to be cost effective and make it work on the bench. Thanks for the confirm on the ultra-fast diode importance at the cap and coil, I figured they were crucial. I already have my circuit working on the bench as is at 110V, your circuit will allow me to isolate and stabilize my plasma spark, shutting down the feedback between the 12V and the 110V. SUCH CRUCIAL work you have performed in all of this, I can't thank you enough for everything you have figured out here! Well, looking forward to your comments on the couple questions above, then it's on-line to order the parts. I'm so excited about the whole thing, I can't even sit still in front of the computer!! Later...............................Mike

[kalnai]

Hi everyone, just have a question. Do we have to worry about any RF trouble? Will Gregs system work with a newer car with a computer and fuel injection? If there are RF problems, can anyone think of a material or something that absorbs or cancels RF that can be put around sensative instruments under the hood?
Thanks,
kalnai

[Kinetix]

Hi, kalnai.
As you can see, the plasma spark system recquires resistorless spark plug wires and plugs. That means the RF problems is very probable to occur.
In fact, although I have not put the plasma system on my car yet, I have such type of spark plugs and wires. And gues what: one of the electrovalves does not function properly anymore. Let's hope it will do if I put normal wires.
I don't know about your car, but I think some anti RF protection should be used.
All the best.

[jstadwater]

Hey Guys,

I only had enough diodes on hand to make four HV blockers for the plugs, six strings of 10 diodes each and then paralleled together and hooked to 4 of the 8 plugs. I hooked up to every other plug, no problem figuring out which plugs are hooked up to the diodes, that's for sure! wiring up the six strings of ten 1N5408's per plug seems to be working just fine. I am ordering the other parts first thing in the morning and will probably post a video at least of the bare minimum of the circuit I have working. So, see yall tomorrow. Later.....................Mike

[lapperl]

Nexus circuit

Well I watched Bill's second video and he explained his circuit more clearly. He also showed close up footage of how his circuit is wired.

I decided to go ahead and test it my test vehicle with one plug and 120vac from my wall socket. I have been reluctant to attempt his circuit due to every ones posts of burnt out inverters.

I am happy to inform everyone that the circuit worked just as described.

Just as a precaution, I isolated everything!! Even the MOT. I believe that this will be required to run effectively.

Next step is to try and not burn up my inverter.

I will post more info once I have completed and post an updated schematic.

LapperL

I forgot to mention that I only used 45 diodes during this test due to the fact that I stole 15 for my Gmeast circuit that I have been playing with.

[lapperl]

Bill's Nexus Circuit First Video

I was too excited, so I had to make a quick video.

YouTube - Bill's Nexus Circuit First Test

I'll have to do more testing tomorrow, it's getting late and the wife will kill me if I stay up late again!!

LapperL

[gmeast]

VIDEO new Vexus circuit Hybrid CDI - Standard Ignition

Hi all

I just finished with a brain storm that paid off.
I named it "VEXUS" just for fun.
I designed a CDI/Conventional ignition hybrid that has:

stability
no SCR's
no Mosfets
no twitchy inductors (no MOT parts)
tuneability
scaleability
adaptability
simplicity
. . . . phew!

It piggybacks onto standard 12 VDC Coil.
Definable by conventional theory.
Can be explained in terms of "soft start" technology used on my 30 year old Tig welding equipment.

Video is at:
YouTube - Hybrid CDI - Standard Ignition

Peace,

Greg

[Kinetix]

Very nice, Greg.
It sounds/looks a little familliar to me, cause I have played with a somehow similar circuit, but I have abandoned it. It did not manage to make plasma at high rpm... And I used a 0.22uF/630V capacitor...
Would you please show us the schematic?
Thanks!