ORIGINAL: dirtybird
ORIGINAL: MTK
ORIGINAL: dirtybird
Correct.
But when you increase the input voltage this no longer is the case.
I am talking about the insulation between the wires in the coil and in the spark plug lead.
Silicone rubber insulation on both of those items. Silicone rubber has one of the highest dielectric strengths of all plastics/rubbers per unit thickness.
OK but everything has its limits.
RCXEL warned not to use more than 6V or eventually the unit would fail.
Why else would a higher voltage ruin a unit?
If the unit produces 40000v with an input of 5v, a 1v increase in the input would increase the output 8000V
The increase is at the input side. How it influences the charging of the capacitor remains to be seen. The capacitor will charge faster, but will the end voltage be higher as well? It is the capacitor end voltage (read charge!) that determines the current (read energy!) through the primary coil and hence the end voltage the secondary coil can produce.