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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Ya thats the one I went to get but they were out. I can tell you what wont work (with out trimming stove) is the 3 outlet Brinkman 812-7720-S. Its 2 5/16" tall, also makes knob hole placement critical. As your atwood sounds simular to mine the distance between the top of stove lip and the top lip of face panle is ~2 1/4". The 4 outlet generators I've seen dimensions on are less than 2" tall so should be a non issue. But it all worked out-just a bit more involved making it fit-plus I took the unused burner out of the loop.
Seemed silly go to this effort and still have to bend over to verify lit. I went looking for a stainless camp mirror or signal mirror. Couldnt find one. Walkin out passed a bin of $ specials. Had some stainless cookie spatuals for a buck. Figured be easier cutting off handle than trimming a square out of sheet I have, picked up 2.
Before I cut off handle figured I need to see where it will mount as Ill need to drill holes in it. In looking at where to place on door decided I needed a flash light. I sat the spatula on oven floor. When I walked back in-looking down I could see the ignitor..Angle of pre bent handle was perfect. Opened up the rivet holes a bit for adjustability rounded edges-quicky buff, screwed it down to the floor.
I had mirror centered-could see spark well but not pilot flame so offset it few inches
Turned off flash still kind of hard to see flame in pic but the bright blue easy to spot, especially when the arc of electrode lets you know where to focus.
Seemed silly go to this effort and still have to bend over to verify lit. I went looking for a stainless camp mirror or signal mirror. Couldnt find one. Walkin out passed a bin of $ specials. Had some stainless cookie spatuals for a buck. Figured be easier cutting off handle than trimming a square out of sheet I have, picked up 2.
Before I cut off handle figured I need to see where it will mount as Ill need to drill holes in it. In looking at where to place on door decided I needed a flash light. I sat the spatula on oven floor. When I walked back in-looking down I could see the ignitor..Angle of pre bent handle was perfect. Opened up the rivet holes a bit for adjustability rounded edges-quicky buff, screwed it down to the floor.
I had mirror centered-could see spark well but not pilot flame so offset it few inches
Turned off flash still kind of hard to see flame in pic but the bright blue easy to spot, especially when the arc of electrode lets you know where to focus.
