At 22.54 2011.08.07, you wrote: >Em 7/8/2011 14:23, Electron escreveu: >> Hi, >> can anyone suggest a good, cheap, IC to make a 8..15V->300V DC-DC conver= ter? >> I wish to have about 50W output, I can go as low as 20W if necessary. It= is >> for a CDI. > > >Is the 300V to charge the capacitor to be discharged into the ignition >coil? That seems a lot of power just for the spark. > >How many cylinders your CDI will ignite? I once designed a CDI using a >small 1 cubic cm ferrite transformer switched by a single MOSFET. I >don't remember the details, but it used much less power. Well, 300V^2*3.3uF*0.5 is 148.5mJ, it's a good spark but it's useful as it'= s a racing 2 stroke engine where fouled plugs are not so rare, etc.. 148.5mJ*13000 RPM =3D ~32W And this is just for 1 cylinder.. Greets, Mario > >Isaac > >--=20 >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .