Troubleshooting- Electronic Ignition

SECTIONI

 

• Checkbatteryorientation.

• Installbattery(makesurethat"+" and"-"

No sparksappearat

Batterynot installed

 

connectorsareorientedcorrectly,with"+"endup

anyelectrodeswhen

properly.

 

 

and"-"enddown.)

controlknobturnedto

 

Hasbatterybeenused

; nonoisecan be

Deadbattery.

ReplacebatterywithnewAA-sizealkalinebattery.

heardfromspark

 

previously?

 

 

 

module.

 

Checkto insurethreadsare

• Unscrewbuttoncap assemblyandreinstall,making

 

Buttonassemblynot

 

properlyengaged.Button

surethreadsarealignedandengagedfully.

 

installedproperly.

 

shouldtravelupanddown

 

 

 

 

 

 

withoutbinding.

 

 

Faultysparkmodule.

If nosparksaregenerated

• Replacesparkmoduleassembly.

 

 

 

 

withnewbatteryandgoodwir_

 

 

 

connections,moduleisfaulty.

 

SECTIONII

• Outputleadconnections

• Are output connections

• Removeandreconnectall outputconnectionsat

No sparksappearat

notconnected,

onandtight?

moduleandelectrodes.

anyelectrodeswhen

 

 

 

controlknobturnedto

 

 

 

'noisecan be

 

 

 

heardfromspark

 

 

 

module.

 

 

 

SECTIONIII

• Outputleadconnections

• Areoutputconnectionson

• Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat

Sparksarepresent

notconnected.

andtight?

moduleandelectrodes.

but notat all

• Electricalarcbetween

 

 

electrodesand/ornot

• If possible,observegrillin

• If sparksareobservedotherthan fromburner(s),

at full strength

outputwiresandgrill

Darklocation.Operateignition

wireinsulationmaybedamaged.Replacewires.

 

frame.

systemandlookfor arcing

 

 

 

betweenoutputwiresandgrill

 

 

 

frame.

 

 

• Weakbattery.

• Allsparkspresentbutweak

Replacebatterywitha newAA-sizealkaline

 

 

orat slowrate.

battery.

 

 

 

 

• Electrodesarewet.

• Hasmoistureaccumulated

• Usepapertowelto removemoisture.

 

 

onelectrodeand/orin burner

 

 

 

 

 

ports?

 

 

• Electrodescrackedor

• Inspectelectrodesfor cracks.

• Replacecrackedor brokenelectrodes.

 

Broken;"sparksat crack"

 

 

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