Spark intensity transient peak voltmeter for secondary ignition circuit testing mounted in dashboard
First Claim
1. A secondary ignition tester for mounting on an automobile dashboard comprising a control box connected to an ignition system of the automobile, a power supply of the ignition system connected to the control box, a circuit within the box connected to the power supply, a detector connected to the circuit for sampling, detecting and holding signals related to transient secondary ignition voltage peaks in the ignition system, a sensor cable connected to the circuit for coupling the detected signals and a secondary voltage sensor pickup connected to the sensor cable for detecting and relaying plural signal levels to the sensor cable, and a display connected to the box for selectively displaying at least one of the plural signal levels relayed by the sensor pickup through the sensor cable to the circuit in the box when the power supply is switched on, and wherein the signals displayed correspond to a representation of ignition transient secondary peak voltage and corresponding ignition system condition.
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Abstract
A secondary ignition voltage peak meter provides an indication of ignition operation. A capacitive sensor picks up secondary ignition voltage, and an inverting amplifier reduces and inverts that voltage to a second signal. The second signal is conducted to first and second signal storage circuits and is respectively stored as third and fourth signals. Signal from the second storage device is provided to a second amplifier and converted to an on-off gating signal. The signal from the first storage device is provided to a first power terminal of a field effect transistor, and the gating signal is provided to the gate terminal. A third storage device is connected to a second power terminal of the FET, and a third amplifier is connected to the third storage device to provide an output which is moved by a capacitor and adjusted by a potentiometer. The output signal is delivered to a display driver, and the display driver converts the signal to a sensible signal of good, fair and poor ignition operation.
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3 Claims
- 1. A secondary ignition tester for mounting on an automobile dashboard comprising a control box connected to an ignition system of the automobile, a power supply of the ignition system connected to the control box, a circuit within the box connected to the power supply, a detector connected to the circuit for sampling, detecting and holding signals related to transient secondary ignition voltage peaks in the ignition system, a sensor cable connected to the circuit for coupling the detected signals and a secondary voltage sensor pickup connected to the sensor cable for detecting and relaying plural signal levels to the sensor cable, and a display connected to the box for selectively displaying at least one of the plural signal levels relayed by the sensor pickup through the sensor cable to the circuit in the box when the power supply is switched on, and wherein the signals displayed correspond to a representation of ignition transient secondary peak voltage and corresponding ignition system condition.
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