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Troubleshooting - Electronic ignition
, Batterynotinstalled
properly.
SECTION I
Nosparksappearat
anyelectrodeswhen
ignitionbuttonis
pushed;no noisecan
be heardfrom spark
module.
SECTION II
Nosparksappearat
anyelectrodeswhen
ignitionswitchis
pushed;noisecan be
heardfrom spark
module.
. Deadbattery.
. Buttonassemblynot
.
installedproperly.
. Faultysparkmodule.
.
SECTION III
Sparksare present
butnot at all
electrodesand/ornot
atfull strength
, Checkbatteryorientation.
. Installbattery(makesurethat "+"and "-"
connectorsare orientedcorrectly, w ith "+" end up
. Has batterybeenused
previously?
and "-" end down.)
, Replacebatterywith newAA-sizealkalinebattery.
. Outputlead
connections not
connected.
, Outputlead
connections not
connected.
. Arcingto grill away
from burner(s).
, Weak battery.
. Electrodesare wet.
. Electrodescrackedor
.
broken"sparksat
crack".
Checkto insurethreadsare
properlyengaged.Button
shouldtravelup and down
withoutbinding.
If no sparksare generated
with new batteryand good
wireconnections,moduleis
faulty.
, Are output connections on
and tight?
Are output connections on
and tight?
If possible,observegrill in
dark location.Operate
ignitionsystemand lookfor
arcingbetweenoutputwires
and grill frame.
All sparkspresentbutweak
or at slow rate.
Has moistureaccumulated
on electrodeand/orin burner
ports?
Inspectelectrodesfor
cracks.
. Unscrewbuttoncapassemblyand reinstall,making
sure threadsare alignedand engagedfully.
. Replacesparkmoduleassembly.
, Removeand reconnectall outputconnections at
moduleandelectrodes.
, Removeand reconnectall outputconnections at
moduleandelectrodes.
. If sparksare observedotherthanfrom burner(s),
wire insulationmaybe damaged.Replacewires.
. Replacebatterywith a newAA-sizealkalinebattery.
, Use paper towelto removemoisture.
. Replacecrackedor brokenelectrodes.
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