REFLECTOR: Ignition Noise

[David Staten]

Math Check

50,000 watts.. 50 kilowatts.. thats more than 10 x 5 hp 5000 watt 
generators worth of energy.. and heat. LOTS of heat. Not a realistic number.

How bout.. 2 amps x 12 volts on one side of the coil = 24 watts   the 
coil is a transformer, so those same 24 watts, assuming no loss of 
efficiency (which is academic, not a reality) = 25,000 volts x 0.96 
milliamps or 960 microamps

Dave

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> Have you had the noise all the time or did it just crop up... And, can 
> you move the EI unit off the firewall just for a test to see if it is 
> just to close to the radio itself...???  2 amps X 25000 volts = 50,000 
> watts..... That's as much as some radio stations...  I think...
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