Re: Plug wires and ohms

["Thomas J. Harais" <tjhemh@domain.elided>]

Rik:

Ohms is a measure of resistance to electrical current.  Ideally, for
transmission of the most current, you want as little resistance as possible.
However, most plug wires have resistance designed in by reason of
suppression of radio frequency signals. i.e. no interference with the radio.

Some wires are low resistance and some are high.  None-the-less your dealing
with a 20k to 50k voltage charge, so the electricity will get through.  The
voltage that actually occurs is not a function of how much power is applied,
but how much voltage it takes to overcome the resistance of the wire, the
plug and especially the gap of the spark plug.

The lower resistance wires claim to be better for transmission of current,
resulting  in a "hotter" spark.  Don't believe it. It's just different ways
of accomplishing the same thing.

Tom H.