Troubleshooting- Electronic ignition
SECTIONI
Nosparksappearat ,Batterynotinstalled
anyelectrodeswhen properly.
ignitionbuttonis
pushed;nonoisecan
beheardfromspark . Deadbattery.
module.
SECTIONII
Nosparksappearat
anyelectrodeswhen
ignitionswitchis
pushed;noisecanbe
heardfromspark
module.
SECTIONIII
Sparksarepresent
butnotat all
electrodesand/ornot
atfull strength
. Buttonassemblynot
installedproperly.
. Faultysparkmodule.
. Outputlead
connectionsnot
connected.
. Electrodetipnotin
properposition.
. Outputlead
connectionsnot
connected.
. Arcingtogrillaway
fromburner(s).
. Weakbattery.
. Electrodesarewet.
. Electrodescrackedor
broken"sparksat
crack".
. Checkbatteryorientation.
. Hasbatterybeenused
previously?
. Checkto ensurebutton
assemblyisfullyengaged.
Buttonshouldtravelupand
downwithoutbinding.
. Ifnosparksare generated
withnewbatteryand good
wireconnections,moduleis
faulty.
. Areoutputconnectionson
andtight?
. Aretheelectrodetips
pointinginthe right
direction?Isthegaptoo big?
. Areoutputconnectionson
andtight?
. Ifpossible,observegrillin
darklocation.Operate
ignitionsystemandlookfor
arcingbetweenoutputwires
andgrillframe.
. Allsparkspresentbutweak
orat slowrate.
. Hasmoistureaccumulated
onelectrodeand/orinburner
ports?
. Inspectelectrodesfor
cracks.
. Installbattery(makesurethat"+"and "-"
connectorsareorientedcorrectly,with"+"end up
and"-" enddown.)
.ReplacebatterywithnewAA-sizealkalinebattery.
. Removebuttoncapassemblyandreinstall,making
sureit canbefully engaged.
. Replacesparkmoduleassembly.
. Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat
moduleandelectrodes.
MainBurners:
. Tip of electrodeshouldbepointingtowardporthole
inburner.Thedistanceshouldbe 1/8"to 3/16".
Adjustifnecessary.
Sideburner:
. Tip of electrodeshouldbepointingtowardgasport
openingonburner.Thedistanceshouldbe1/8"to
3/16".Adjustifnecessary.
.Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat
moduleandelectrodes.
.Ifsparksareobservedotherthanfrom burner(s),
wireinsulationmaybedamaged.Replacewires.
. Replacebatterywitha newAA-sizealkalinebattery.
. Usepapertowelto removemoisture.
. Replacecrackedorbrokenelectrodes.
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