That's certainly the easiest and cheapest way to go, but I *am*
curious what is involved from the mathematical and design point of
view.

-p.


On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 8:33 PM, IVP <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>> Somewhat on this topic, does anyone know the requirements to
>> generate a spark that will reliably ignite a spud gun?
>
> get one of these
>
> http://www.nature.co.nz/bugs-insects/electronic-fly-swatter.html
>
> I got a cheapie from a $2 shop and use it to ignite propane/butane
> with a regular spark plug. All that's in the handle are the batteries,
> a pushbutton and a potted oscillator / HT transformer
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