Brian,
I mounted the generator part of the Piezo system on a home-made
bracket. The latter is nothing more than a piece of aluminum maybe 1.5"
X 2.5", about .060" thick. It has 2 mounting holes to attach it to the
lower frame member at the bottom front of the fridge, nearly dead center
between the gas and electric controls. One large hole accomodates the
generator, and a small hole is for the ground connection for the latter.
My sparking electrode is nearly centered on the burner head, sparking
against the screen. It lights easily, every single time, if the line
isn't full of air from sitting for a long while. (lighting a stove
burner will purge the line quickly)
I've found that these fridges require plenty of time to cool down, I
always start mine at least 24 hours before a trip. If it cools to 38
degrees, the burner is probably OK, but it's easy enough to clean.
Remove the gas line, then remove the 2 small hex-head screws that secure
the burner. Once you have it out, it's easy enough to hit with 100PSI
compressed air, maybe a bit of mineral spirits, and put 'er back
together.
When the fridge is cooled down, crank the thermostat up and down while
watching the flame. You should see the flame get larger when you turn
the t'stat towards "Colder" and diminish when you select "Warmer".
<<Jim>>
brian ganoe wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> I had an easy time attaching the piezo but an awful time getting it to
> light the burner. It seems that it likes a match much better than the
> piezo. I pulled off the job as my wife got home(6 days) and I wanted to
> spend time with her. I will try again today.
>
> I just read a message from John that dealt with burner problems with an old
> Dometic frig. I think I also have a case of the "slows", when it comes to
> cooling. I left it on all night and it was 38 degrees this am but it took
> it all night to do it. I checked it about 3 hours after starting it on gas
> and only the ice box was cold. Is this normal? There seems to be only one
> output level of burner flame. I don't see how you can get a brush up the
> chimney above the burner without more access. I have found mud dabber nests
> in other places and wonder if they had taken up residence there also. Jim,
> where did you mount the piezo? I had hoped to use the flint wheel hole but
> it seems determinded to stay put.
>
> As to the antenna, I thought about it but did not put a patch over the 4"
> hole. I figured the old Skyliner was happy with it and if I did patch it,
> the patch would have to be bigger than footprint of the new mount. I also
> didn't like the idea of more holes in the ceiling. I hope this was not a
> faulty assumption. Thanks!
>
> ..........Brian.........
> 73 Safari
>
>
>
> at 08:03 PM 7/29/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Brian,
> > I ordered the amplified Winegard antenna from Camping World, but it's
> >backordered for a couple of weeks, or so they tell me.
> >
> >Might I assume that you had to make a filler plate of some sort to cover
> >the 4" hole from the old one?
> >
> >Let me know if you need any tips on the piezo ignitor installation. From
> >the sounds of things, you'll not have any trouble. I'll tell you that it
> >took me a little bit of thinking to mount the sparking electrode on the
> >burner. I ended up slightly reaming out the mounting hole in the
> >bracket, then bending the (long) electrode into nearly a 'U' shape so it
> >was about 1/8" from the burner. You need to be careful to use 2 pliers
> >when doing this so you don't break the porcelin insulator, then cut the
> >wire to length. Although mine is right in the flame and runs red hot, it
> >doesn't seem to hurt it.
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