Hey guys,
I'm new here, but it looks to be a pretty good and helpful site.
Anyways, i'm working on my own version of a butane gas lighter. I got the fluid mechanics all good, but it's not a lighter like the ones held to light a cigarette. It's a larger type which i'm planning to ignite electrically. That's where i'm stuck. I'm using quite large gauge wire (thin) in order to ignite the gas by running a stepped down AC current of 12V from the standard 120V wall current through it. It works! But that's not the problem, the problem is that i plan to use it in my backyard where i don't exactly have access to 120V at every corner. So i decided to place a capacitor in the box, have it charge to 12V by the same transformer, and then discharge it through the same wire to create the same ignition. But that doesn't work.
Anyone know what's up, or how i could change it to work?
Thanks a lot!