In this space, visitors are invited to post any comments, questions, or skeptical observations about Philo T. Farnsworth's contributions to the field of Nuclear Fusion research.Subject: Re: 100 kV technique
Date: Feb 26, 3:16 am
Poster: Scott StephensOn Feb 26, 3:16 am, Scott Stephens wrote:
Ever see a piezo-electric cigarette lighter? It has a 3mm square chunk of piezo-ceramic that makes around 10KV when it gets hit with a hammer. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just shove a ceramic rod in and hit it with a hammer? I think the force to charge conversion is around 40%.
There is a pdf on the web detailing the effiecency of piezogenerators I could dig up if there is any interest.
Scott