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Electronic spark

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:01 pm
by ralphd
Does anyone have a good, reliable, online source for electric grill igniters. Since it's winter time everyone has stowed their outdoor stuff.

Not the piezo igniters, the igniters that take a AAA battery and gives a spark for as long as you hold the button

Re: Electronic spark

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:06 pm
by Hubb
ralphd wrote:Does anyone have a good, reliable, online source for electric grill igniters. Since it's winter time everyone has stowed their outdoor stuff.
http://www.bcarms.com/product_info.php? ... e6e0f9a7e5

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:05 pm
by TurboSuper
Hrm, I guess you didn't read the post, he specifically said non-piezo ignitors.


You can go to most hardware stores online and place your order, or just try Ebay.

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:25 am
by Bubba05
You could try Gas mate!
no not being funny thats thee name of the brand.
I used the AAA ones in my combustion and they go pritty good and they seem to last a bit longer that the one puch one spark jobs.
But thats what i use out here in Austraila.
They cost about $16-18 but its worth the extra dollars. dono where in the world your inquiring from but i sapose they'd ship em?
Hope this sorta helped you out mate!

Bubba

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:06 pm
by tansit234
Stun gun or ignition coil would be better. Look for high voltage projects on google.

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:58 am
by Bubba05
In some countrys stun guns are illegal so you ant get your mits on em!

Bubba

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:18 am
by CpTn_lAw
i'll post a "how-to " soon on how to make cheap and reliable HV ignition, without using igniion coils or capacitors.

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:32 am
by Bubba05
Hey yeah that might be a handy thing to know about!!

Bubba

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:39 am
by CpTn_lAw
When you know how it works you will damn yourself, repeating constantly "why didn't i think of it before, why didn't i think of it before!!"
lol :D flagelation can be good. lmao

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:50 am
by Bubba05
Mate im into simple easy off the shelf and bolt on, in or around!!

Lets not get into what happened when one of me mates said lets use a spark plug and hook it up to the distrubter of his trusty ole suzuki swift!!
Well Spud went that ways arse of cannon went the other and me mate ended up with quite the case of industrial deafness!!
And all of us sitting around laughing our arses off in amusment. then some one said lets do it again!!!!!! :drunken: he he he ha ha ha oops!

Bubba

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:10 pm
by ralphd
That sounds great to me. I'll be sure to look for it. By the way, I checked Lowes, Home Depot and Wal-Mart. It's all put away until spring....maybe Ohio is different.

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:06 pm
by Bubba05
Yeah thats a bit of a bum rap mate!! over here in Aus we can by BBQ bit all year round whats the G O of the didlio with that?
Hummm wounder what it would be like to fire up the old girl in snow??

Bubba

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:35 pm
by CpTn_lAw
no no, my system works, at least at normal atm pressure. requires no different tools than for a standard BBQ. you will need heat reducing insulating wires, epoxy, and off course, what makes it particular : a "..........." *leaves it blank just for fun.*


:twisted:

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:59 pm
by Fnord
Transformer?

(edit: Never mind I just saw the igniter video in your hybrid thread)

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:02 pm
by CpTn_lAw
a transformer yes, but it needs a slight modification to work this wy ;)