And, if an PIC draws 1 mA, how often do you
have to "ignite" to keep the PIC running ?
:-)
Jan-Erik.

Peter L. Peres wrote : [mailto:plp@ACTCOM.CO.IL]

> *>Olin Lathrop wrote:
> *>Just to get eccentric with the idea, what about
> *>using a piezo gas-oven lighter as a remote control's
> *>power source? It might be hard to rectify and filter
> *>those 10kV+ spikes but it's a renewable power source
> *>you can buy for a couple of dollars and puts out some
> *>decent energy... ;o)
>
> You do not have 10kV if you put a capacitor across it. It produces about
> 20mJ. Using Wc=C*U^2/2 and wanting 5V C results:
>
> C=2*Wc/U^2=2*2*10^-2/25~=1500uF.
>
> Use two shottky diodes as rectifiers. And tell us if you zap yourself good
> ;-)

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