How a gas lighter works

In this video we will look at the mechanism inside a a piezoelectric gas lighter.

A piezoelectric gas lighter is a portable tool used to create controlled flames for various purposes, such as lighting candles, gas stoves, or campfires. It operates on the principle of piezoelectricity, where an electric charge is generated by certain materials in response to mechanical deformation. This electric charge produces a spark that ignites the combustible gas released from the lighter.

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[lugui]

the gas lighter just convinces you it works

[worawatli]

It's amazing how all of these come together are sold for 1-2USD each, thanks to engineering for mass production. It's cheaper than match.

[alap]

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[chronikuad]

only 2 guys are behind these videos? neat. keep up the good work! very well done

[oldtimer]

I’ve ALWAYS had trouble with many lighters similar to this in particular around refilling time to realise, thanks to your brilliant video, that the “rest period for the fresh gas injection” might have had a lot to do with it!
I thank you Sir!
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[tigadirt]

I guessed 7. Than thought you'd tricked us with only 3. Than double played us with the 4th 5th and 6th. Cool to see how many moving parts even simple seeming things can have. Incredible quality animations with unlimited potential this channel.

[Romualdomgn]

Thank you for clear explanation of how a piezoelectric gas lighter works

[moorederodeo]

The fact youre doing this all by hand is crazy. You got my sub

[JuanGuzman-cg]

Love how you guys deconstruct common items and open a window into the amazing engineering that makes even the simplest aspects of our daily lives possible. You guys rock!

[misanthropically]

My guess was 5. Literally not even an hour ago my spouse had to refill a butane torch, which I assume works much like this only with the ability to get to higher temps. You two are a great channel for information and I do not care how long you take as long as the videos keep being informative and interesting.

[yanouyuu]

i guessed 5 and I hope that you guys continue this content thank you so much for satisfying our engineer curiosity ❤

[Schjoenz]

I've been opening lighters since I was a kid. I started with a lighter that uses spark from a rod and a grooved cylinder. Those only have 3 springs. Crickets lighter are often non-refillable. I always refill my lighters too until the piezoelectric ignition stops working or any parts are not working properly. But I still keep them so that when my new lighter has problems, I can salvage parts from the old one.

[Tag-Traeumer]

Much more interesting from the inside than it seems from the outside! I store my gas lighters in the freezer at minus 18 degrees Celsius when I don't need them so they don't lose gas. I also put lighters in the refrigerator before refilling so that the pressure in the tank is lower than in the refill cartridge and the gas is refilled quickly and without much loss.

[MazokuxMakorov]

I was the master of Teardowns when I was 10 and started to discover and analise different different stuff, most specifically electronics and stuff that is flammable. I knew all this information before this video was even launched when I was 11 Years old XD

[jordanrussell]

Love your simple, concise, and highly instructional videos.

[MiniMC]

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[ishtiaq]

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[jameslabs]

You are changing my live with your videos. Thank you

[calvin]

I love seeing how far just mechanical pieces can get us, without even using software at any point

[edwardbianchi]

I use the empty lighters to start my grill. I do not know how old it is but it still starts it up. I took apart one where it was just a regular lighter built in with extensions.