/challenges-projects/design-challenges/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/a-very-compact-guide-to-energy-harvesting---part-036Piezo de resistance!Here is a demonstration of a very basic piezo speaker powering the Energy Harvesting Solution To Go Kit. players.brightcove.net/.../index.html By bending its diaphragm backwards and forwards by with just my fingers yield...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/a-very-compact-guide-to-energy-harvesting---part-036Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:11:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7ea8739c-a7fa-4f6a-96e6-95aa09c1c014vsluiter0<p>Hey Monte,</p><p>You&#39;re quite rough on your piezo <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-7ea8739c-a7fa-4f6a-96e6-95aa09c1c014/contentimage_5F00_3.png:16:16]</span> </p><p>I tried the same, but with tapping, and got nothing. Apparently I had to be exerting more force. Didn&#39;t you have problems with the ceramic material breaking?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=15879&AppID=106&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">