Friday, 7 October 2011

Ion Current Bias Generator PCB

Have completed the ion current bias generator PCB. Need to source components.


Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Ion Current Bias Generator

Research on ion current sampling and producing the bias voltage has led me to design a circuit I think should work to make around 100V across the spark gap after ignition. This design uses the back EMF from the coil primary winding after ignition to charge a capacitor in parallel with a zener diode to the bias voltage. The excess is allowed to discharge away to ground through the zener.