That was all the rage in the sixties and had one on my 53 Ford. I remember I had to have a chain on the ground for it to work. The coil was also adjustable so you could set the degree of shock you wanted to provide.
Fun and games at the local drive in especially when the ground was wet! John Sent from my iPad On Mar 27, 2012, at 8:50 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:08 -0400 Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> My Dad claimed to have used an old Model A vibrator ignition coil to >> shock people when they would touch the car. >> >> I'm not totally familiar with these older ignition systems, but I >> assume it would work since the car is not grounded but a perp might be, >> depending on the type of shoe they were wearing. > > When your Dad was doing things, it was most likely before compounds were > added to make tires conductive and before rubber-soled shoes became > popular. Nowadays, with the tires being conductive (maybe some will > remember the old-time grounding straps that were attached to cars to > bleed off the static electricity that developed on cars) and shoes being > insulating, it won't work as well. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
