OK Honda no longer makes the original ignition coil that steps up the voltage by 3 -4 orders of magnitude.
What's the easiest way to get a 40,000 volt spark out of a 12 volt ac system with a 100X step up coil?
Bret Cahill
the ignition coil doesn't need a 3000:1 ratio to step the voltage up. the ignition system is a flyback circuit.
If the coil is a transformer use the energy transfer circuit, this works by benerating a voltage spike in the magneto by interrupting the magneto current and putting the resulting voltage spike across the transformer primary.
If it's a coupled inductor use the energy storage circuit which generates the voltage in the ignition coil by interrupting the coil's primary current.
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