Hi fuertepazmado,

Here is a wiring diagram of that.

http://photoman.bizland.com/images/MegaMagpulser.jpg



Take care,
V


> Thank you, Ken
> So I could connect the small "I" terminal to the - side of the battery
> with a push button switch between the two. The positive side of the
> battery would coinnect to the small "S" terminal, and the coil
> connects to each of the big terminals on the side-is this correct?
> Mike
> ````````````


> --- In microelectricitygermkiller2@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Curtis" <ken.
curtis@...>> wrote:

>> NO!!! That won't work at all! The two large connections on the
>> solenoid are like the two connections on a lightswitch, when the
>> switch is "off" there is no connection between the connections, when
>> the switch is "on" the two connections are connected together. This
> is
>> called an SPST switch. Like this ._-_. for off and .__. for ON. The
>> dots at the ends are like the connections. The two small connectors
>> are the ones for powering the coil that operates the switch or
>> solenoid. Theoretically speaking, it shouldn't matter which side of
>> either connection is + or which is -, just so long as you have a
> means
>> of switching the battery connection to one of the small connections
>> off and on. One large connector goes to, say, the - battery
> terminal,
>> the other large connector goes to the top end of the coil, and the
>> other end of the coil goes to the + battery terminal. I believe the
>> the small "S" terminal can connect to the battery + terminal, and
> when
>> the small "I" terminal is connected to the battery - terminal, the
>> solenoid should operate, and the power flows through the coil. You
>> will need to put a switch, say a pushbutton momentary (one that is
>> only closed for as long as you push it) with one terminal connected
> to
>> the I terminal and the other to the battery. That pushbutton needs
> to
>> be pretty rugged, since I hear 20-30 amps can flow through it for a
>> couple hundred milliseconds, then falling off to a fraction of that
>> for the duration. Anyway, then when you push the pushbutton, the
>> solenoid should operate, and power flow through the coil. I would
>> recomment testing the small terminal portion first, to make sure it
>> functions as I have described.
>>
>> I would NOT use a deep cycle battery for this! Those batteries are
>> designed for lower current. They are used when you often run the
>> battery close to totally discharged. They can LITERALLY EXPLODE if
> too
>> much current is drawn from them! I would use a regular starter
>> battery, as they are designed differently from the deep cycle
>> batteries internally, specifically for the high currents that
> starting
>> a car takes. Also, I would operate this monster a few times BEFORE
>> putting the coil cable around your chest, just to make sure the
>> contacts DON'T arc. A fix for that would be to connect a heavy duty
>> electrolytic capacitor to the large terminals, matching + to + and -
>> to -. The old distributor that cars used to have used this idea, it
>> was called a condensor then, and it kept the points from arcing and
>> failing early. I would guess 1,000 microfarads or so should work for
>> the split second you need it to, and be sure to use one rated for at
>> least 16 volts DC! You might want to install the capacitor anyway,
>> just in case, for insurance!
>>
>> One last thing, I would NOT use this alone!! I would have somebody
>> right there, with a large pair of wirecutters, ready to cut the main
>> wire between the battery and solenoid, if necessary! Seeing as this
>> really IS potentially dangerous, I have to wonder WHY you wish to do
>> it? There are MANY ways that are documented to stop pain short of
>> doing this, and most of them are MUCH safer!
>>
>> Best wishes!
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In microelectricitygermkiller2@yahoogroups.com, "fuertepazmado"
>> <fuertepazmado@> wrote:
>> >
>> > So the + and - cables from the battery are connected to the large
>> > terminals on the side of the solenoid. Let's say I'll connect + to
> the
>> > large terminal that is closest to the small terminal on top which
> is
>> > marked "I" and - will connect to the large terminal on the other
> side
>> > which is closest to the small terminal on top marked "S".
>> >
>> > Next one end of the coil is connected to small terminal "I" and
> the
>> > other end of the coil connects to the switch (horn button) which
> is
>> > connected to small terminal "S".
>> > Is this correct?
>> >
>> > ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
>> > >
>> > > Either way works. Keep in mind the inside uses a
> copper
>> > > disc to close the ckt; activated by the coil around a
>> > > ferrite coil core.
>> > >
>> > > When you have 2 small terminals - is typically a Ford
>> > > solenoid, one goes to each coil wire end [they are
>> > > typically about 2.5" high from top of the tin lid to
>> > > bottom of the bakelite case; all others are longer,
>> > > foreign may be skinier]. One goes to ground, other
> goes
>> > > to the switch. The reason Fords are used consistently
> is -
>> >
>> > > the starter bendix ass'y is innertial, self engages when
>
>> > > the motor armature rotates; all others have to overcome
> a
>> > > stiff spring to engage. More solenoids have only 1
> small
>> > > terminal than 2; other coil connection is inside the
> case,
>> > > to the mount bracket, won't work if not grounded.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >







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