How To Make A Spark With A Battery. Use either neon light cable or old car HT leads to transmit the high. But lets just say you forgot your matches and dont feel like rubbing two sticks of wood together hoping to create a spark.
Yes you can create a series circuit using a battery and a spark plug. Use the electric charge of the battery and the conductivity of the staple to spark. For best results a 12v DC battery would be the way to go.
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Anyway what we needed at the time but did not have was this tutorial over at Popular Science which is exactly about how to fire a spark plug without you know having to keep a whole car around to do it. What are trying to do with this spark. Pick the tinder up and blow on it. You can use steel wool and a nine volt battery to make sparks even in damp circumstances.
