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#240195 - 01/27/12 10:24 PM Re: The New MSR MicroRocket -- Completed Review [Re: Hikin_Jim]
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Piezoelectricity works the other too: if you feed it a voltage, the crystal deforms. This is the principle that lets quartz watches keep time so well.

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#240204 - 01/28/12 04:15 AM Re: The New MSR MicroRocket -- Completed Review [Re: Russ]
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Originally Posted By: Russ
Piezo ignition
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...when a button is pressed, hits a crystal of PZT or quartz crystal. Quartz is piezoelectric, which means that it creates a voltage when deformed. This sudden forceful deformation produces a high voltage and subsequent electrical discharge,...
Thank you, Russ.

I was actually trying to ask whether this was piezo or flint-and-steel not how piezo works, but cool to have an explanation posted. smile

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