X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail.theofficenet.com ([65.166.240.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with SMTP id 611182 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:04:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.166.240.5; envelope-from=jackoford@theofficenet.com Received: (qmail 2260 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2005 02:03:47 -0000 Received: from dpc691941229.direcpc.com (HELO toshibauser) (69.19.41.229) by mail.theofficenet.com with SMTP; 22 Jul 2005 02:03:47 -0000 Message-ID: <009001c58e61$a16bb6d0$6701a8c0@toshibauser> From: "Jack Ford" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy's Coil Order Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:03:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008A_01C58E26.EF313C90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C58E26.EF313C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My dad was one of the early electronics pioneers. I never heard him use = the word "capacitor" until the early '60s. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:15 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy's Coil Order In a message dated 7/21/2005 7:48:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, = lors01@msn.com writes: Bill, Most modern ignition systems are migrating to an integral = coil/igniter module rather than a separate igniter near the coil or in = the ECU. The igniter refers to the module that switches the high = current on and off to charge & fire the coil. This was the job done by = points and capacitors back in the dark ages. =20 Tracy, Thanks for the info. So the solid state relay in essence is called an = Ignitor. I do a lot of electrical work Tracy, I'm just not an EE. (I'm = an ME) This is one of those situations where the NAME is the bugaboo. = Like calling the capicitors in old automotive apps "condensers". Bill Jepson ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01C58E26.EF313C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My dad was one of the early electronics pioneers. I never heard him = use the=20 word "capacitor" until the early '60s.
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In a message dated 7/21/2005 7:48:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, lors01@msn.com writes:
Bill, Most modern ignition systems are migrating to an integral = coil/igniter module rather than a separate igniter near the coil or = in the=20 ECU.  The igniter refers to the module that switches the high = current=20 on and off to charge & fire the coil.  This was the job = done by=20 points and capacitors back in the dark ages.   =20
Tracy,
 Thanks for the info. So the solid state relay in essence is = called=20 an Ignitor. I do a lot of electrical work Tracy, I'm just not an EE. = (I'm an=20 ME) This is one of those situations where the NAME is the bugaboo. = Like=20 calling the capicitors in old automotive apps "condensers".
Bill Jepson
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