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Kitchenaid Cooktop Spark Ignitor Art Todesco 01-15-2007
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Posted by Art Todesco on January 15, 2007, 3:13 pm


I have had a KA cook top for the past 15
years. It has always had ignition
problems. I've changed the high voltage
module and the spark ignitors
(sparkplugs?) previously with some
improvement. I just again changed the
module. The new module seems much
better as its rep rate it at least twice
as fast as the old unit. After fussing
with the ignitors, 2 seem to work pretty
good. I had to use a moto-tool to
elongate the mounting holes to allow it
to sit closer to the ignition area. One
unit broke, the other seems to be
internally arcing, so it doesn't work.
I priced these unit .... they are $38
each, ouch! I know parts are expensive,
however, this is a piece of sheet metal,
a 1/4" diameter x 3/4" piece of ceramic
and a piece of wire. This would about
50 cents in parts and maybe $1 labor.
(I think I'll get into this business!)
Anyway, off my soapbox.

Does anyone know a generic (read ...
cheap) spartplug for burner ignition?
I'm very handy with adapting things, so
that's not a problem. BTW, I "fixed"
one using heat shrink. It works well,
however, it is probably not going to
last because of exposure to heat. A
1/4" diameter ceramic insulator with a
small hole down the center, is all I
would need. Any ideas?

Posted by buffalobill on January 15, 2007, 4:21 pm


http://fixitnow.com/

http://www.repairclinic.com/0047_13.asp

see your local johnstone supply.

Art Todesco wrote:
> I have had a KA cook top for the past 15
> years. It has always had ignition
> problems. I've changed the high voltage
> module and the spark ignitors
> (sparkplugs?) previously with some
> improvement. I just again changed the
> module. The new module seems much
> better as its rep rate it at least twice
> as fast as the old unit. After fussing
> with the ignitors, 2 seem to work pretty
> good. I had to use a moto-tool to
> elongate the mounting holes to allow it
> to sit closer to the ignition area. One
> unit broke, the other seems to be
> internally arcing, so it doesn't work.
> I priced these unit .... they are $38
> each, ouch! I know parts are expensive,
> however, this is a piece of sheet metal,
> a 1/4" diameter x 3/4" piece of ceramic
> and a piece of wire. This would about
> 50 cents in parts and maybe $1 labor.
> (I think I'll get into this business!)
> Anyway, off my soapbox.
>
> Does anyone know a generic (read ...
> cheap) spartplug for burner ignition?
> I'm very handy with adapting things, so
> that's not a problem. BTW, I "fixed"
> one using heat shrink. It works well,
> however, it is probably not going to
> last because of exposure to heat. A
> 1/4" diameter ceramic insulator with a
> small hole down the center, is all I
> would need. Any ideas?


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