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Old 13-05-2012, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Sonic Boom
When you say output trigger do you mean the voltage output?
So a certain coil will a certain signal voltage to trigger it?
So I need to match up the wasted spark board output with a suitable coil trigger voltage?
Cheers Rich
Some simple coils just require an earth to charge, and once this is removed they fire.
Some require a 5v signal to either tell them to charge, or fire.
Some may require anywhere between 0-12v to tell them to either charge or fire on application or removal of that voltage.

You have no idea what sort of signal your ecu outputs, nor the wasted spark drivers. So you've no idea whether the COP's you intend to use can even be used with your ecu.

Fitting unsuitable ones can fry the coil drivers in the ecu, or the coils themselves.