Owner`s manual

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A Division of W.C. Bradley Co.
P.O.Box1240
Columbus,GA319021240
Problem
No sparks appear
at any electrodes
when ignition
button is pushed;
no noise can be
heard from spark
module.
No sparks appear
at any electrodes
when ignition
switch is pushed;
noise can be heard
from spark module.
Sparks are present
but not at all
electrodes and/or
not at full strength
Possible Cause
 Batterynotinstalled
properly.
 Deadbattery.
 Buttonassemblynot
installedproperly.
 Faultysparkmodule.
 Outputlead
connectionsnot
complete.
 Outputlead
connectionsnot
complete.
 Arcingtogrillaway
fromburner(s).
 Weakbattery.
 Electrodesarewet.
 Electrodescrackedor
broken"sparksat
crack".
Check Procedure
 Checkbatteryorientation.
 Hasbatterybeenused
previously?
 Checktoinsurethreadsare
properlyengaged.Buttonshould
travelupanddownwithout
binding. 
 Ifnosparksaregeneratedwith
newbatteryandgoodwire
connections,moduleisfaulty.
 Areoutputconnectionsonand
tight?
 Areoutputconnectionsonand
tight?
 Ifpossible,observegrillindark
location.Operateignitionsystem
andlookforarcingbetween
outputwiresandgrillframe.
 Allsparkspresentbutweakorat
slowrate.
 Hasmoistureaccumulatedon
electrodeand/orinburnerports?
 Inspectelectrodesforcracks.
Solution
 Installbattery(makesurethat"+"and"–"
connectorsareorientedcorrectly,with"+"end
downand"–"endup.)
 ReplacebatterywithnewAAsizealkalinebattery.
 Unscrewbuttoncapassemblyandreinstall,making
surethreadsarealignedandengagedfully.
 Replacesparkmoduleassembly.
 Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat
moduleandelectrodes.
 Removeandreconnectalloutputconnectionsat
moduleandelectrodes.
 Ifsparksareobservedotherthanfromburner(s),
wireinsulationmaybedamaged.Replacewires.
 ReplacebatterywithanewAAsizealkaline
battery.
 Usepapertoweltoremovemoisture.
 Replacecrackedorbrokenelectrodes.
Troubleshooting  Electronic Ignition