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Piezoelectrics can be used to generate a spark which will ignite gases, by generating a current.
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The polarisation of each piezoelectric points in opposite directions.
The piezoelectrics are used together, with faces with the same charge placed together, in order to generate the spark.
The piezoelectrics are placed in a circuit, with a spark gap.
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