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MyChefStore.com is a leader in the food service industry.
For almost 40 years, we have been distributing restaurant
equipment and supplies to restaurants and commercial food service organizations.
MyChefStore.com is one of the nations largest commercial
wholesale restaurant equipment and restaurant supply dealers.
Discount restaurant equipment is our specialty.
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Piezo ignition is a type of ignition that is used in portable camping stoves, gas grills and some lighters. It consists of a small, spring-loaded hammer which, 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, which ignites the gas.
No electric connection is required, though wires are sometimes used to move the sparking location away from the crystal itself. Piezo ignition systems can be operated by either a lever, separate push-button or built into the control knob. Only one spark is generated per turn of the knob or press of the button. |
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