Well I'm not particularly sure what is good or bad at this point, I'm just interested in trying to find out what it will take to get the fuel to combust.

I got it working! I'm so proud of myself :D Unfortunately the transistor was inadequate (i believe) and the spark is not very impressive on a 9V source. It does not produce a strong enough spark to ignite the particular fuel i was using (can of AXE deoderant) AXE has worked for me in the past in sma...

Roger, thanks everyone!

Ok, so I got it together... And I'm afraid I went a little crazy with glee when I saw that spark... I fear I may have overdone my circuit... I wasn't satisfied with the 9V so I hooked it up to a 12V power supply and shortly after the spark died and now the HV cable will not produce a spark from the ...

So I'm testing for the primary coils right now, but what does it mean if there are more than one combinations that have 1 Ohm resistance? Does this mean any of them could be my primary?

Are the feedback and primary loops interchangeable?

Ah yes, it's being removed from the circuit board thanks for the warning on that.

In regards to wiring, is 30 gauge solid conductor wiring good enough to use for a circuit such as this? I had worried that the electricity would simply ignore the insulation... Hopefully I'm wrong about this?

Should I wear insulated (rubber) gloves while handling it then?

Also, to test the flyback, should I create the other parts of the circuit and begin from there?

So, I went digging around in my garage and found an old TV that had stopped working after we'd dropped it (lol). Now, it's a rather old TV, around 1993 but it has a flyback that looks almost identical to this one that was in another post: http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/Blackettblackett/100_1...

I know it's unnecessary, but the particular project I'm working on calls for circuitry use and thus, I have chosen to use flyback. But if there is another way please tell me, I've so far looked at ignition coils but it wasn't quite as technical as I would have liked. Believe me, if I could, I'd just...

Hey all, I'm looking to begin work on a flyback ignition circuit for my launcher for a physics project. The only problem I've run into so far is getting a hold of a flyback DC-DC "transformer". I was wondering if anyone had any particular model types to use or even vendor sites that sell these. Than...