[AT] grounded coil

[charlie hill]

Thanks Larry,  I figured that was the case.  I just couldn't find his name 
mentioned anywhere......even on the How Stuff Works web site.  Probably if I 
was confused someone else was too.

The remainder of this is for Larry and anyone else that might be interested 
in NCSU and or US Military spying.  If you're not then stop reading here.

Larry,  this goes back to the spring of my Freshman year (if I'm remembering 
correctly).  To set the scene the year would have been 1969.  If you 
remember how things were back then, every freshman engineering student was 
loaded down with big books and on certain days with a portable drawing board 
and a big old 23 scale slide rule (mine was a Post Versalog and I still have 
it.  I think most guys had a K&E).  In addition almost everyone had a copy 
of the News & Observer folded up under their arm.

On this particular morning I walked into the engineering building and into 
my 2nd semester graphics and analytical geomertry class and deposited my 
books, drawing board, etc. onto the table and proceeded to read the N&O 
along with most of the rest of the class.   The headline that morning was 
about the N. Koreans capturing the USS Pueblo.  The instructor was  retired 
US Navy Lt. Commander Houck (not sure about the spelling) who was an EE.  He 
walked in and said:  I know that the question in everyone's mind is,  "Is it 
or isn't it a spy ship?"  He continued,  I can assure you it is a spy ship. 
I designed (or maybe helped design) the equipment aboard it.

No point to the story.  Just an interesting side note that at the time made 
me realize the connection between NC State and things that go on in the 
world.  Being from a small tobacco farming community and being in school in 
what was at the time a small city, I had never before realized the scope of 
where I was and who was teaching me.
At the time NC State did not even have University status.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] grounded coil


> Marshall Brain invented the Howstuffworks website.  Ron referenced a page 
> on
> that website about automotive ignition.  Marshall is a personal friend of
> mine.  He and I have both been recognized by North Carolina State 
> University
> because of contributions we have made that NCSU thinks are significant.
> That's how he got into this.  But both of us still put on our pants one 
> leg
> at a time.  :-)
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 2:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] grounded coil
>
>
>> Ok now I'm confused.  Who is Marshall Brian and how did he get in this
>> fight?  LOL.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Larry D Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] grounded coil
>>
>>
>>> Well, I don't want to get into a rock throwing contest.  Marshall Brain
>>> is
>>> a
>>> nice guy and we're both members of the same club sponsored by NCSU
>>> (literally), but everything that appears in his website is not 
>>> universal.
>>> I
>>> still stand by my statement that some ignition coils HAVE to be grounded
>>> to
>>> operate.  Just because you haven't come across any, doesn't mean they
>>> don't
>>> exist or even that they're rare.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <RonMyers at wildblue.net>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:13 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] grounded coil
>>>
>>>
>>>> Got to this site and you will see that the coil case is not grounded.
>>>> this
>>>> one has a n electronic model to replace the points other than that its
>>>> the
>>>> same all of the cars trucks and tractors that use this type of system.
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>> http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system.htm
>>>>
>>>>
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