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Okay, so instead of sifting through the 18 results pages for the item I searched for, I'll just take a chance of getting yelled at...

Where can I get a BBQ lighter (other than extracting it from an actual grill) and about how much will it cost?

you can get a bbq ignitor for about $10, and probably at a hardware store that sells grills and spare parts, such as my local ace hardware. another good ignition is a stun gun or you could make a camera flash ignition. the bbq lighter would be the simplest(and cheapest) ignition source, but a stun gun or camera flash ignition would be more powerful and reliable.

I actually like BBQ sparkers just because they are simple and there is no batteries or anything like with a stun gun or camera flash and you should be able to find one at home-cheapo or wal-mart. I like your avatar.

You can also find at Home Depot (errr...cheapo) for about $20 an automatic igniter. They usually take 1 AAA battery and hook up the same as a regular one. I had one on one of my previous cannons and it worked well for about a year, then I dropped the cannon in a pool and it didn't work after that (don't ask... )

I like flint lighters because they are more reliable and are easy to put in your gun and look proffesional very easy.

So, assuming I don't drop it into a body of water, a BBQ lighter should last me quite a while, right?

And...bluetooth and beergut just gave conflicting answers. Does a BBQ lighter take batteries or not?

some do, some dont, the pushbutton ones do not take a battery, the automatic ones do but you might as well use a stun gun if you are going to use a battery fed ignition

and it was bluetooth who said it doesn't use batteries, not I.

Lycan wrote:So, assuming I don't drop it into a body of water, a BBQ lighter should last me quite a while, right?

And...bluetooth and beergut just gave conflicting answers. Does a BBQ lighter take batteries or not?

It shoudl last a long time as long as you keep extra flints. and if it get wet just et it dry and it will work.

He said BBQ igniter not lantern lighter.

Here's the scoop... just for those of you who don't know...

As long as you've got a near OK fuel/air ratio, you only need a tiny spark to ignite the mixture. You don't need a 100 kv ignition source rigged to seven 1/4" spark gaps to ignite a near perfect propane/air ratio, (metered).

A BBQ sparker is commonly referring to a piezoelectric plunger-like device with a big red button. They don't need batteries. The charge is produced by converting mechanical to electrical energy by compressing and releasing a crystal.

An electronic "repeating" BBQ sparker is a small electronic circuit that DOES take batteries, and charges a small capacitor and discharges it rapidly through a transformer or two to get enough voltage to jump a (few) spark gap(s).

A lantern igniter is an igniter for a propane lantern or other appliance that mounts through the wall of the lantern or appliance and has a knob on the outside. When the knob is flicked, a flint rubs against a striker wheel on the inside and creates a spark.

thanks for saving me the explanation mark