Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #40942
From: Richard Sohn <unicorn@gdsys.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Plugs
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:19:27 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Gietzen
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:05 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Plugs

Subject: [FlyRotary] Plugs

 

Has anyone used any "Pulstar" plugs? Is there really anything to it?  www.pulstarplug.com 

 

Sounds to me a little like another bottle of snake oil. But, who knows.

 

Richard Sohn

 

My take is that it is mostly snake oil; but could be beneficial if your plugs are subject to fouling.  There is very likely very little additional power into the spark; but the available power is concentrated into a very much shorter time – instead of lighting up the spark for 30 millions of a second, it concentrates it into about a billionth of a second (using their numbers).  Whether this is really advantageous to igniting the mixture; I don’t know, my guess is probably not.  

 

However; doing that would definitely more likely fire a fouled plug. It is similar to holding a gap between the plug wire and the plug.  I remember from way back when I was a kid and had an oil-burning Chevy that would foul plugs.  Rigged about a 3/8” gap between the plug wire and the plugs, and it would run fine.

 

Al

 

That is what it looks to me like. We put that gadget with a spak gab on our bikes in the early '50s. Did'nt do very much.

Richard Sohn
N2071U


 
 
 
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