Electronic Ignition for Stovetop (w/pics)
I finally got tired enough of the piezoelectric igniter on my Atwood stovetop that I decided to replace it with a battery-powered igniter unit. You know what I’m talking about. You twist the knob; bam...
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John, my electrode just has a single point, so the spark jumps from the point to ground. There is no ground wire. If your electrode has two points that the spark jumps across, then you would power one side and ground the other to the stove. Do you have the PN of the electrode so I could look it up and see what it looks like?
BWT I recommend that you open the oven door when you light the pilot so you can verify when it lights. I've found that I can see the reflection of the spark and the reflection of the pilot when it lights on the bottom of the oven without bending to actually see the flame.
BWT I recommend that you open the oven door when you light the pilot so you can verify when it lights. I've found that I can see the reflection of the spark and the reflection of the pilot when it lights on the bottom of the oven without bending to actually see the flame.
