RE: Laser Ignition / cam profiles

["Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>]

What would you suggest for a dielectric for 80k volts that is only around
3/16 thick. Them plug wells in a hemi are not all that big so air won't help
much..
Dave

> Subject: Re: Laser Ignition / cam profiles
>
> It's interesting that top-fuel dragster spark plugs see a power pulse of
> about 3 to 4 Megawatts (say 45 amps at 80,000 volts). Continuous 3-4
> Megawatts would melt the crap out of anything, but total energy
> delivered is
> tolerable because the ignition pulse is so short. Laser ignition
> would be no
> different.
>
> Lance