Piezoelectric Ignition

Lighter details

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Piezo details

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Pressing the knob causes a spring-loaded hammer to hit a piezoelectric crystal, producing a sufficiently high voltage electric current that flows across a small spark gap, thus heating and igniting the gas. Only one electric spark is generated per turn of the knob.