build your own timing light?

[chris_avakian]

i keep seeing thse timing lights on ebay that look like its some guy hashing them out in his garage. does anybody know of a schematic online that i could try building my own light? im kind of into those diy electronics projects, and it seems fun. couldnt find anything online about it, though.

thanks

 

[helio lucas]

i build my own one... it is very lowwwwww quality but works...
it requires also very much energy from the spark plug but other way, it was free!!

http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/sam/strbfaq.htm#strbsct

i had another link but at the moment i cannot found it...

 

[ZOMBIE666]

i build my own one... it is very lowwwwww quality but works...
it requires also very much energy from the spark plug but other way, it was free!!

http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/sam/strbfaq.htm#strbsct

i had another link but at the moment i cannot found it...

^^ ahhhh sam goldwasser, good guy, great site

A xenon strobe will be more difficult to build due to the inverter/cap charging circuit. a much easier build would be an LED strobe; all that would be needed is a couple bright LEDs, a power transistor for switching and a few peripheral components