traff1c

how many volts does the stock ignition system put out??

cause yesterday i went to Bongnak's house to pick up a civic tranny and he helped adjust my timing and when i touched the distributor it shocked the ---- out of me... this is the second time this has happend? you think its a faulty wire... or improper grounding??

and how many volts are we talking about 10's 100's 1,000's?

OnYx

12v i do belive but you can get shocked by the screw on the top of the dizzy

oldschoolteg

its way more than 12v. How do you think a coil works. The voltage may go up but the current goes way down. You will be ok.

Spenser

when you adjust the the timming keep your hand away from the wires. they put out a good 1000 volts.

OnYx

oh wait im sorry, i was thinking alt. lol im going to bed

accordepicenter

uhh try about 40000v guys, these things are powerful. I belive the gm DIS systems put out close to 70-80kv

hotrex

yeah.....stock ignition hurts like hell

accordepicenter

even a few milliamps at 40kv will knock you on your ***

BoosTedZSix

i think the only reason it shocks is because its not grounded properly. well when its not bolted up and the car is running u can see sparks on that bitch. well maybe somethings fucked up. but i was shooting the timing on my cousins integra when they loosened up the distributor. i saw sparks coming from that ----. scary ----.