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Troubleshooting - Electronic ignition
SECTIONI
Nosparksappearat
, Batterynotinstalled
any electrodeswhen
properly.
ignitionbuttonis
pushed;no noisecan
be heardfrom spark
, Deadbattery.
module.
SECTIONII
Nosparksappearat
any electrodeswhen
ignitionswitchis
pushed;noisecan be
heardfrom spark
module.
SECTIONill
Sparksare present
butnot at all
electrodesand/ornot
at full strength
, Buttonassemblynot
installedproperly.
, Faultysparkmodule.
, Outputlead
connections not
connected.
, Electrodetip not in
properposition.
, Outputlead
connections not
connected.
, Arcingto grill away
from burner(s).
, Weakbattery.
, Electrodes are wet.
, Electrodescrackedor
broken"sparksat
crack".
, Checkbatteryorientation.
, Has batterybeen used
previously?
, Checkto ensurebutton
assemblyis fully engaged.
Buttonshouldtravel up and
downwithoutbinding.
, If no sparksare generated
with newbatteryand good
wire connections,moduleis
faulty.
, Are outputconnections on
and tight?
, Are the electrodetips
pointingin theright
direction?Is the gap too big?
, Are outputconnections on
and tight?
, If possible,observegrill in
darklocation.Operate
ignitionsystemand lookfor
arcingbetweenoutputwires
and grill frame.
, All sparkspresentbutweak
or atslow rate.
, Has moistureaccumulated
on electrodeand/orin burner
ports?
, Inspectelectrodesfor
cracks.
, Installbattery(makesure that"+" and "-"
connectorsare orientedcorrectly,with "+" end up
and "-" end down.)
, Replacebatterywith newAA-sizealkalinebattery.
, Removebuttoncap assembly and reinstall,making
sureit canbe fully engaged.
, Replacesparkmoduleassembly.
, Removeand reconnectall output connections at
moduleand electrodes.
MainBurners:
, Tip of electrodeshouldbe pointingtowardporthole
in burner.The distanceshouldbe 1/8"to 3/16".
Adjustif necessary.
Sideburner:
, Tip of electrodeshouldbe pointingtowardgas port
openingon bumer.Thedistanceshouldbe 1/8"to
3/16".Adjustif necessary.
, Removeand reconnectall output connections at
moduleand electrodes.
, If sparksare observedotherthanfrom burner(s),
wire insulation may be damaged.Replacewires.
, Replace battery with a newAA-size alkaline battery.
, Use papertowelto removemoisture.
, Replacecrackedor brokenelectrodes.
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