Distributor Shockness.....
 

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?

Re:Distributor Shockness.....
 

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

Re:Distributor Shockness.....
 

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. ;)

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

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

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

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yeah.....stock ignition hurts like hell

Re:Distributor Shockness.....
 

yeah.. its like 40000 volts with no amps/watts behind it.

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

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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 ----.