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The Petrolist
This is my blog about engines, automobiles, motorcycles and a little DIY. I see myself as an engine aesthete, a
smalltime collector, and a lover of everything engine related. In this blog I will show you my collection, give you
a couple of tips and tricks and post some pictures of cool stu I come across on my travels.

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While restoring my 1925 Wickström marine engine last winter, I came across some problems with the Blog archive
Bosch FF1-magneto that came with the engine. Since I don't have the knowledge to restore magnetos
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I decided to build a powerful, reliable, yet simple, buzzcoil. After browsing the internet for schematics without results, I ► August (3)
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stumbled upon this great plan that I wanted to share. All you need to build it is:
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- a 12 volt automotive ignition coil
- a 12 volt 30-40 ampere 5-pin relay. Note: it's got to have an 87 and an 87a- marked pin. ► May (11)
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- any automotive ignition capacitor ► April (13)

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- solder, soldering iron or wire connectors British Seagull - "the best
- a hose clamp outboard motor for
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DIY: How to make a
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Connect a jump wire from pin 87a to pin 86. 

Connect a wire from pin 86 to the positive terminal on the ignition coil.
Connect one end of the capacitor to the positive terminal on the ignition coil, and the other end to pin
number 30.
Connect a wire from pin 30 to the ignition switch, and a wire from the second terminal on the switch to
the positive terminal on the battery.
Connect a wire from the negative terminal on the battery to a main power switch, then from the other
terminal of the switch to pin number 85.
Connect a wire from pin 85 to the negative terminal on the coil. 
Connect a wire from the negative terminal on the coil to ground.

Next step is to test the buzz coil. Connect a spark plug wire from the coil to the spark plug, and connect
the ground from the coil to the ground on the spark plug. Turn on the main power switch and hit the
igntion switch.
My buzzcoil produces an almost 2 cm long spark.

Next step is to build some kind of case for the ignition system. I used an old wooden box that used to
contain a wine bottle, but one can use any kind of box really.

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Beware: this buzzcoil produces some seriously high voltage!

Posted by thepetrolist at 21:23

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2 comments:
Unknown 25 March 2020 at 16:02

Thanks for the plans, but in the circuit diagram two black cables intersect in such a way that I cant gure
out where the wires need to go. Please help.

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Unknown 25 March 2020 at 16:05

Never mind, your description explains it

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