sparking circuit

[gerewal@gmail.com]

hello....

i want to make a circuit to produce small sparks at about 1 to 2 Hz.
basically i want to light natural-gas heaters and stoves, using 1 or 2
standard AA sized batteries. such electronic lighters are available in
the market..... but i want to make one myself.... but im not sure
how.... :$

could you please tell me how i can do this.....

thnx ^^

gerewal

 

[Charles Schuler]

hello....

i want to make a circuit to produce small sparks at about 1 to 2 Hz.
basically i want to light natural-gas heaters and stoves, using 1 or 2
standard AA sized batteries. such electronic lighters are available in
the market..... but i want to make one myself.... but im not sure
how.... :$

could you please tell me how i can do this.....

Step up transformer (ignition coil). I don't know where one buys these,
however.

 

[Charles Schuler]

You could take apart one of those electronic cigarette lighter or BBQ
starter thingies. I doubt you could make the circuit any cheaper in
small quantity. That's for manual starting (with a responsible human
standing right there to monitor and control the startup sequence).

Many of those are piezoelectric. I think the OP wants a step-up device.

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Step up transformer (ignition coil). I don't know where one buys these,
however.

You could take apart one of those electronic cigarette lighter or BBQ
starter thingies. I doubt you could make the circuit any cheaper in
small quantity. That's for manual starting (with a responsible human
standing right there to monitor and control the startup sequence).

Do NOT repeat do NOT attempt to use some jury-rigged setup to
automatically start a gas burner. Use only an appropriate
safety-agency approved and properly installed ignition system. This is
a safety issue.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[meow2222@care2.com]

Many of those are piezoelectric. I think the OP wants a step-up device.

Gerewal will just have to run it off pizza, no big deal


NT

 

[Pig Bladder]

hello....

i want to make a circuit to produce small sparks at about 1 to 2 Hz.
basically i want to light natural-gas heaters and stoves, using 1 or 2
standard AA sized batteries. such electronic lighters are available in
the market..... but i want to make one myself.... but im not sure
how.... :$

could you please tell me how i can do this.....

Probably not.

 

[Jim Thompson]

hello....

i want to make a circuit to produce small sparks at about 1 to 2 Hz.
basically i want to light natural-gas heaters and stoves, using 1 or 2
standard AA sized batteries. such electronic lighters are available in
the market..... but i want to make one myself.... but im not sure
how.... :$

could you please tell me how i can do this.....

thnx ^^

gerewal

Any BBQ equipment store will have push-button piezo lighters.

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[Spehro Pefhany]

Many of those are piezoelectric. I think the OP wants a step-up device.

Some use a battery and deliver continuous sparks.

Eg. http://www.yanglinglighter.com/eproduct_view.asp?id=201




Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Fred Bloggs]

Some use a battery and deliver continuous sparks.

Eg. http://www.yanglinglighter.com/eproduct_view.asp?id=201




Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

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[kell]

hello....

i want to make a circuit to produce small sparks at about 1 to 2 Hz.
basically i want to light natural-gas heaters and stoves, using 1 or 2
standard AA sized batteries. such electronic lighters are available in
the market..... but i want to make one myself.... but im not sure
how.... :$

could you please tell me how i can do this.....

thnx ^^

gerewal

You don't need batteries to get a spark out of a piezo.
I have a mini butane torch with a piezo igniter and no battery.
I don't know how you would build a piezo igniter, but I know it
requires a rapid physical snapping action on the piezo element. As the
crystal changes size it creates a voltage.