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dz130 · 06-04-2007, 07:45 PM

OK, can anyone tell me what makes the igniter work on torch lighters?

I took one apart because the button would not go down far enough to engage the igniter and light. I put it back together, and now it won't spark.

What gives?

Herfnerd · 06-05-2007, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dz130

What gives?

What gives is you gone and done broke it!!

Herfnerd · 06-05-2007, 06:14 AM

Actually, IIRC its a small piezoelectric generator.

tornado · 06-05-2007, 08:45 AM

Or a battery.

cubano67 · 06-05-2007, 09:15 AM

Magic!

uts on wizard hat:

dz130 · 06-05-2007, 11:20 AM

No batteries that I've found.

Renaissance Man · 06-05-2007, 11:29 AM

They use piezoelectric ignition. Here is a link to a related article on the How Stuff Works website.

dz130 · 06-05-2007, 12:01 PM

Cool stuff.

jpags · 06-08-2007, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dz130

OK, can anyone tell me what makes the igniter work on torch lighters?

I took one apart because the button would not go down far enough to engage the igniter and light. I put it back together, and now it won't spark.

What gives?

Try boosting it with your car battery. If it lights, put it on the charger for 2 hours.

LabRatGDI · 06-08-2007, 06:42 PM

Might want to try to get the igniter a little closer to the flame nozzle. The gap may be too wide for the spark.

06-04-2007, 07:45 PM	#1
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,838	Lighters OK, can anyone tell me what makes the igniter work on torch lighters? I took one apart because the button would not go down far enough to engage the igniter and light. I put it back together, and now it won't spark. What gives? __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

06-05-2007, 06:14 AM	#3
Herfnerd Club Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 1,817	Actually, IIRC its a small piezoelectric generator. __________________ Smoke 'em if ya got 'em

06-05-2007, 09:15 AM	#5
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06-05-2007, 11:20 AM	#6
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,838	No batteries that I've found. __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

06-05-2007, 11:29 AM	#7
Renaissance Man Owner Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Reno, NV Vatican City Posts: 16,692	They use piezoelectric ignition. Here is a link to a related article on the How Stuff Works website. __________________ *My current rotation: Bolivars (RC, PC, BBF, CE and Corona JR), Punch Punch, El Original Claro Corona and Lancero, Davidoff Grand Cru #1, VR Famoso, Upmann #2, and R&J Churchill.*

06-05-2007, 08:45 AM	#4
tornado Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,294	Or a battery.

06-05-2007, 12:01 PM	#8
dz130 Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Out of KSA FINALLY! Posts: 7,838	Cool stuff. __________________ Doug Finally out of the sandbox. If I say Corona, I ain't talking beer. RIP Ed Toner

06-08-2007, 06:42 PM	#10
LabRatGDI Herf God Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Willowick, OH Posts: 36,008	Might want to try to get the igniter a little closer to the flame nozzle. The gap may be too wide for the spark. __________________ I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. -- Benjamin Franklin

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