fun gadget

I wonder if that could be adapted as an arc starter for a non-tig (stick) welder?

Probably once.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

LOL! Nice one, Phil. :-D Seriously, though, if you're having trouble striking up a stick, try putting the rods in a rod oven first. Or if you can't justify the expense of one of those, just run a blowlamp up and down the rod for a moment before you strike. Pre-heating makes a huge amount of difference, especially in cold weather.

Trick. You can shorten that link to:

The rest are tracking things, back to you, I suspect.

In fact, you can also remove the name:

which is much shorter and doesn't give Amazon information about you when we open it ;-)

Notice this review:

Jewelygrl15

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2022 Color: BlueVerified Purchase

Its a cool lighter, it lights things but it does let off a high pitched sound that my dog and kids can't stand. Its known that as you age your hearing decreases to high pitched sounds so maybe the designer doesn't hear it but this needs to fixed! I can't have my dog going nuts every time I light a candle. My kids cover their ears and yell at me to turn it off it gets so high pitched at times!

Amazon is crazy. There is no simple link to a product. Sometimes you can buy two but sometimes you can't. Sometimes you can buy it now and sometimes it has to go into your cart. DGMS on buying a Whole Foods product, where they want to strip-search you before accepting an order.

All I can hear is a hiss. I used to hear 22 KHz, but no more.

I'd be terrified to have such a thing anywhere near an expensive computer. A stray attempt to light a cable will likely kill whatever it's connected to.

Joe Gwinn

That's not clear; USB pairs, for instance, are transceiver-connected, it can take a LOT of current in the MOS driver parts (receiver parts are protected by the drivers). SATA (one send pair, one receive pair) isn't usually an unshielded external port. Ethernet is transformer coupled, not gonna take HF or HV very far. The only reason it'll light a cigarette is that the cigarette is very high input impedance (until it ionizes in a fire). Low-Z stuff needn't be bothered.

It'll likely at least interrupt your WiFi or Bluetooth devices.

Light a cable?

As in set fire to.

Joe Gwinn

Burn a hole in my car window. I bet someone was testing this device. My plastic window is unbreakable, but there is a burnt 2" hole when i check it yesterday. No break-in evidence, not sure what he/she was trying to do.

I will just patch it with plastic board. Hey, Nancy, you are not the only one suffering in this Damn/Dems city.

As in set fire to.

Joe Gwinn

Mine just unplug.

yep, plasma lighters are a thing now one of my colleagues was "consulted" on the testing that was done on these products (the author is not an EE): including yours from Amazon:

It was the meteoric remains of the "Tesla-in-Space", seeking to take out the competition! :-)

Forcing me to upgrade, perhaps, and Rick wonder why i don't drive a Tesla in SF.