Daft Question..Gas soldering iron...

KevS

I use a gas soldering iron,I find it so much easier to use..
More accurate and less clumsy..
Just my preference..

I have had it a while,,sometimes it doesn't want to light..
I says it has a piezo electric element in it..

Does this set up use a replaceable material you have to replace to ignite the lighter,
or does the spark appear as if by magic..?
How is the friction created..?

WezV

Piezo crystals produce a charge when pressure is applied. 

KevS

WezV said:

Piezo crystals produce a charge when pressure is applied. 

Do these crystals need to be replaced....If so,,have you any idea where to get them.. E?   

WezV

In theory the crystals can last forever.

Its more likely an issue with the triggering mechanism. 

I'm not sure about a gas soldering iron, but piezo lighters use a spring loaded hammer in the trigger to strike the crystal and give a spark.   

Funkfingers

Is there a battery inside for the igniter? 

TheMadMick

The piezo crystal turns mechanical energy into electricty. This is by the crystal planes snapping back to a lower energy position. If you think about it, this will happen at the weakest planes first which eventually fail and the crystal stops working.

Whether nor not you can get a new one for your gas soldering iron is an open question. I've certainly had a new one for our open flame gas fire. Google is your friend.

SteveRobinson

Matches are your friends

KevS

I took what I could apart and blew on it..lol..
It is lighting first time again...
I can't see where a crystal or indeed battery could go..

https://www.tme.eu/Document/1797985dd7a91224f811f51c386c02b4/INB-PAL-EN.pdf