Electronic Ignition for Stovetop (w/pics)

12thgenusa wrote:
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.

The igniter is a Char-Broil "Hot Shot Performance Igniter" Model 4681 PN3497632. It has a single-point electrode. The supplied ground wire doesn't go to the electrode, it goes to a metal "cage" that can be installed on a grill burner to gather gas for the electrode to ignite. Of course, if the stove's pilot is metal and grounded to the stove, then I "assume" that the spark would jump to the pilot. In any event, the electronic module needs to be grounded to the stove, correct? (A ground wire is supplied for that, too.)

Here's a pic:

It's not very clear from the picture, but the red wire goes from the button to the single electrode. The triangular "cage" is meant to be used on gas grills to gather gas and the electrode is bolted within it. The black ground wire goes from the button unit to the metal "cage". The electrode is easily removeable from the "cage" and could be bolted in proximity to the pilot and let the spark jump to the pilot.

Don't worry, I would NEVER attempt to ignite any sort of gas within an enclosed space! I definitely would have the oven door open during an ignition attempt ... it's just that when I manually lit the pilot, I had to stay within an arm's reach! At least this will let me "back off" a bit!:B