Subaru Coils Function Effectively as High-Voltage Power Reservoirs
Wannabe Mad Scientists Behaving Badass
Groovy high-voltage tinkerers are a breed apart. They've got a knack for scavenging components in even the dodgiest spots, and figured out how to rig 'em up for some fierce electricity-fueled fun. Meet [Jay Bowles], one such ingenious electric upstart.
Jay stumbled upon a superb piece of kit in the form of an ignition coil from a Subaru Outback. This bad boy’s got a pair of high-voltage transformers teamed up together and hooked up in a wasted-spark setup, just for running four-pot engines. A buddy hooked Jay up with the goods, and moments later, he realized this bad boy had serious potential as a high-voltage power source with a bit of DIY tweaking.
The task at hand was figuring out how to scoop out the guts—the techy doodads that control the transformers—without hitting a snag. In this situation, gutting the gizmo was a breeze: whack a chunk of the case off, yank the annoying hardware, and voila—straight access to the transformer connections.
Jay put this beauty to the test in an anti-parallel arrangement, resulting in more juice than normal at the output. He’s run it from both a classic 555 circuit and a ZVS driver. Plans for the future include using this setup to power a colossal voltage multiplier, and he’s also salivating over the potential to hook it up to Tesla coils and plasma balls, but only after adding some additional hardware.
Oh, and did we mention Jay ain't the first to repurpose this neat gadget? Take this stun gun, for instance—yep, you guessed it, it too was crafted using a Subaru ignition coil.
It's worth noting that, despite being lifted from a Subaru from the '90s and '00s, these coils are a dime a dozen. In fact, other tinkerers have used similar hardware for their own high-voltage creations.
Just remember, messing around with powerful electricity? That ain't for the faint-hearted. Use the right insulation and observe safety precautions to steer clear of elec-troubles.
Also, while playing mad scientist can be a thrilling adventure, beware: sticking your mitts into illegal devices like stun guns could land you in a heap of hot water. Scour local laws to ensure your DIY projects stay on the up and up.
Enjoy spinning electrical death-rays, advanced plasma balls, or whatever else you got brewing in that twisted noggin—just don't blow yourself up or wind up behind bars, ya' hear?
- Jay, the electric upstart, discovered the potential of an ignition coil from a Subaru Outback as a high-voltage power source, planning to use it for powering a colossal voltage multiplier, Tesla coils, and plasma balls, after adding some additional hardware.
- Other groovy high-voltage tinkerers, like the one who crafted a stun gun, have also repurposed Subaru ignition coils for their own high-voltage creations, demonstrating the versatility of this electronic gadget in technology-focused DIY projects.
