I am in the process of building another flintlock, and have just gotten the lock and trigger inletted and in place . Just for kicks I decided to video the lock function. With my phone camera I since I had never done so before and it looked like it could be fun. I will not posts the video here,,,,,,but will suggest doing this is educational.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the phone camera displayed the time at each frame. … This was the real eye opener…….in thousandths of a second it appears. And you cans see in real time how many sparks are generated, and exactly where they are directed. I suspect this could be a real help in evaluating ignition problems.
mikeyfirelock…….hillbilly Hoosier with nothing better to do.