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Piezo lighter assembly7/22/2023 ![]() You can even leave a Zippo burning like a candle. Unlike disposable sparkwheel lighters, a Zippo wick will stay lit until you cut off the oxygen supply by closing the lid. This creates a spark that ignites fluid in a wick. They work by spinning a sparkwheel against a flint inside the Zippo. Zippo lighters have been around for nearly 100 years. Not reliable – the ignition often fails.Don’t work well in windy or wet conditions.Read about how to start a fire with no matches. In a SHTF situation, you can use an empty sparkwheel light to create a flame. However, because they are so cheap, most people treat them as disposable. Note that many plastic sparkwheel lighters are actually refillable (see how to refill a BIC lighter). The spark ignites the fuel and produces a flame. Pressing down on the “fork” (the plastic lever below the sparkwheel) opens a valve so fuel can be released. When you spin the wheel with enough speed, it rubs on the flint and creates a spark. These are plastic lighters that have a wheel made out of serrated steel. For example, utility lighters can also be spark ignition or electric arc lighters. ![]() Note that there is a lot of crossover in these types of lighters.
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