What is a plasma spark and how does it differ from a standard ignition spark?
By definition all sparks comprise of an ionized channel called plasma. However the plasma channel generated by a conventional ignition coil and CDI driven coils, even high performance modules such as MSD, is extremely low in net energy content, primarily due to losses owing to the high resistance of the thin wires of the secondary side of the ignition coil. A standard ignition spark is characterized by high voltage with peak current not exceeding 200 hundred milliamps. A plasma spark as referred to on the internet or by ignition engineers means a high voltage ignition spark with a very large ignition kernel with peak currents exceeding 20 to 30 amps. The net energy output of a plasma spark is several 100s of times greater than a conventional spark. A standard ignition spark is barely visible and generates little to no photonic energy. A plasma spark is characterized not only by a massive ignition kernel but with liberation of high energy photons as well. In addition, owing to the extre
