#PIEZO IGNITOR STRIKER HOW TO#
#PIEZO IGNITOR STRIKER GENERATOR#

With the female round wire connection, I squeeze the round wire-adaptor with pliers so the round attachment flattens just slightly. When we switch to the electric modules whether we use the “all in one” modules shown in the images and video here or the stronger 9volt modules used by DCS, Viking, Alfresco, etc al, the battery operated spark generators will have flat wire connectors.Īs a barbecue grill technician of a few decades experience I have come to be happy with these mis-matched attachments. While older electrode wires were made for the older piezo module and have “female” wire attachments that are round just as the piezo spark generators have “male” wire connectors that are round.

Staged drilling bits run right through stainless fast and clean and are marked with sizes so we can match the hole we need for the electric module installation. Got questions? Need assistance? Contact Majestic Grill Parts with any questions at:Īlso, dozens of ignition modules are available on the page located at: Even if all the electrodes are damaged or too dirty to spark we can unplug the electrode wires and test the module by allowing it to arc against itself just like we show at the end of the video showing above. The battery controlled modules are completely silent so the “popping” sound we hear is telling us the modules is working as the electrodes spark in the barbecue. Also, both the push button piezo and the rotary piezo make a popping sound as they trigger the electrode so it is difficult to listen and tell if the ignitor is sparking. This is definitely more convenient than the mechanical piezo modules.

#PIEZO IGNITOR STRIKER GENERATOR#

The new spark generator module is going to work exactly like the older piezo module except the momentary switch on the ignition will keep sending sparks to all the modules plugged into the spark generator for as long as we are holding down the button. A single battery controlled ignitor module can manage up to eight individual electrodes so that only one button needs to be installed to control all the electrode igniters inside the gas grill. Several clients with these models that will continue repairing the grills for long term cooking have asked us about replacing the old piezo mechanical ignition module with battery controlled modules. In barbecues like older DCS models, Lynx, Lazyman another high end barbecues that were manufactured in America of top-quality materials will continue to function well into their second and third decade. The most common piezo modules are the single-spark push button spark generators but the rotary modules that click several times as the knob is turned are also very common. Many of the older barbecue grill models had piezo modules which are mechanical spark generators.

#PIEZO IGNITOR STRIKER HOW TO#

This video is very quick, showing how to remove the old igniters, drill the proper size in the proper place in the control panel and how to reinstall the battery operated ignitor module through the barbecue control panel. In the following short video we removed and replaced a push button ignition module in a DCS 48 A-model and a rotary ignition spark generator in a DCS 27 B model and in an old BGB-132 side burner.

Piezo ignitor striker