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![]() Lisa Hughes wrote: Not really. Touching a spark plug could feel pretty bad. Spark plugs run on extremely high voltage. The 12v battery power is fed through a step-up tranformer (known as a "coil" on most systems) to increase the voltage. Voltage at the plug will be anywhere from 40,000 to 100,000 volts. http://www.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system2.htm George Patterson Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is "Hummmmm... That's interesting...." |
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