VH45 ignitors

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tempestas
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The VH45, and im sure the others, such as sr20 and vg30dett, have 1 wire for each COP going in and out of the ignitors. Does anyone know what the ECU sends to signal the ignitor? It should be either a 5v or 12v signal. It could possibly switch ground.


John Dixon
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12v +ve pulse.

tempestas
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thanks!

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Remember the plug fires when the primary voltage is turned off after being charged [via dwell].

John Dixon
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If it's of any use, I found when I had the oscilloscope on mine a while back that the coil saturation time is ~2.6ms @ 14v

tempestas
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yes, that is helpful, thanks for the good info.


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