Re: Electronic Ignition "Amplifiers"

[Darrel Kline <darrelk@domain.elided>]

Allan wrote:

>I could be wrong, but I believe the "amplifier" in an electronic
>ignition setup refers to amplification of the signal induced 
>by the reluctor as it spins past the pickup coil.  It is a small
>signal and must be amplified before it can be used for 
>"switching" the current flow through the coil.  I doesn't
>actually "amplify" the voltage across the primary of the coil.
>
>Allan Weidenheimer
>72 1210 Pickup

Allan,
I would say that this is probably the correct usage of the term. Especially
for the first electronic ignitions that were basically just a transistor. I
wasn't thinking of an automotive amplifier per se, but just an amplifier.

Darrel Kline
Colorado Springs
1980 Scout