Here's a idea that's been brewing for some time and I think I found an answer.

We've discussed the micro batteries for awhile and problem is when it's dead, it's dead.  But when we 1st turn the switch on, it looks like we got juice.  That is till the starter sucks it dry.

Well, I found this link in my alternate world...

http://www.kawtriple.com/mraxl/tips/battelim.htm

what if we hooked this to the battery (stock or otherwise) in parallel with a diode in between the positive terminal so that the battery can charge it up, but not drain it.  Then the CDI would be hooked up to the capacitor only.  This way when the battery voltage drops below 10v and the starter starts to slow, you still have 10 to 15 seconds (maybe a lot more) of good 12v juice to the CDI!

Could you actually replace the battery with this? Did I read that correctly?

Ahhh I see. So could a smaller battery be used for that initial charge or would it still require the power that the battery (the one recommended for the savage) gives now?

dont caps discharge when they are static??

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 01/03/12 at 22:42:02:


Straight off Wiki.

"Aquadag is a trade name for a graphite based coating commonly found in cathode ray tubes. It is manufactured by Acheson Industries, a subsidiary of ICI. The name is a shortened form of "Aqueous Deflocculated Acheson Graphite". Other related products include Oildag, Electrodag and Molydag. The product names are often printed with DAG in upper case (e.g. AquaDAG)."

"Aquadag is a water based colloidal graphite suspension, and may be painted on to items to avoid build up of static, or provide electrical screening.
Aside from its use in the production of CRTs, Aquadag is used in many types of high voltage lab apparatus where the creation of a highly predictable electrostatic field is required. The surfaces of some metals (most notably aluminum) can develop nonconductive oxide layers which tend to disrupt the electrostatic field produced around the surface of the metal when used as an electrode. Aquadag is not subject to such effects, and provides a completely uniform equipotential surface for electrostatics."

There isnt a "place" called the Aquadag on a tube in a CRT. Its simply the coating in and on to tubes to screen stray electrical fields and prevent arcing.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce alternating current.

Magnetos adapted to produce pulses of high voltage are used in the ignition systems of some gasoline-powered internal combustion engines to provide power to the spark plugs.[1] The magneto is now confined mainly to engines where there is no available electrical supply, for example in lawnmowers and chainsaws. It is also universally used in aviation piston engines even though an electrical supply is usually available. This is because a magneto ignition system is more reliable than a battery-coil system.