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bigfootford
Jul 06, 2023Nomad II
Ok we got the noise thing sorted out..hahahaa.
The Igniter has three jobs!
1 Produce a spark
2. Wait to sense that there is a flame, if no flame for about 30 seconds you will get a check light. Not sure if the igniter does mutiple sparks in this situation.
3. Sense that there is a constant flame. This allows the Thermocouple
to warm up and produce a small voltage on it's wires that attach to the control board. A lost of flame from wind or loss of propane it will be detected/sensed and cause a retry, 'spark" to relight. If no flame is sensed after the retry the thermocouple will cool and a check light occurs.
A note, the Dinosaur board does an attempted recovery from a flame out due to wind etc it will retry XX times before it stops and lights the check light.
The sense of flame is the Igniter sensing a small current flowing from the burner, through the flame to the electrode then up the wire to the Igniter! The flame actually produces the small current!
I'm unsure if we can hear a good igniter make a sound with the electrode wire disconnected from the Igniter.
Replacement is going to be problematic from what I have researched.
This one is the only one I have found and the Vendor list of Dometic fridges does not include our 2652's.... You might contact them and ask if it will work.
I doubt it but might be worth a try. Expensive though.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164674934043
I can not imagine that there are no igniters avail for this fridge. Found none online.
I called our local Camping World and they have none. Not very helpful.
Called a local Trailer and RV parts... They have them in stock $47.81
They do not ship... :(
I think you will need one... I would contact a RV parts and service near where you live and see if they have them....
Jim.
The Igniter has three jobs!
1 Produce a spark
2. Wait to sense that there is a flame, if no flame for about 30 seconds you will get a check light. Not sure if the igniter does mutiple sparks in this situation.
3. Sense that there is a constant flame. This allows the Thermocouple
to warm up and produce a small voltage on it's wires that attach to the control board. A lost of flame from wind or loss of propane it will be detected/sensed and cause a retry, 'spark" to relight. If no flame is sensed after the retry the thermocouple will cool and a check light occurs.
A note, the Dinosaur board does an attempted recovery from a flame out due to wind etc it will retry XX times before it stops and lights the check light.
The sense of flame is the Igniter sensing a small current flowing from the burner, through the flame to the electrode then up the wire to the Igniter! The flame actually produces the small current!
I'm unsure if we can hear a good igniter make a sound with the electrode wire disconnected from the Igniter.
Replacement is going to be problematic from what I have researched.
This one is the only one I have found and the Vendor list of Dometic fridges does not include our 2652's.... You might contact them and ask if it will work.
I doubt it but might be worth a try. Expensive though.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164674934043
I can not imagine that there are no igniters avail for this fridge. Found none online.
I called our local Camping World and they have none. Not very helpful.
Called a local Trailer and RV parts... They have them in stock $47.81
They do not ship... :(
I think you will need one... I would contact a RV parts and service near where you live and see if they have them....
Jim.
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