On 5/13/05 2:11 PM, "Jon Kanas" <kanas@QADAS.COM> wrote: > Good Afternoon, > > I just got the Syncro out for the first camping weekend of the year, and > began the annual battle with the refrigerator. After finally getting it > started, it now goes out as soon as I drive the Vanagon anyplace. Last > time this was happening, I took the refrigerator out and cleaned out the > propane orifice, and no more problems keeping it lit for a couple of > years. > > Coincidentally, I bought a new gas BBQ grille which has a multiple > discharge piezo starter which uses an AA battery. Has anyone on the > list attempted to adapt one of these ignitors to their Dometic fridge > successfully? Since I am already planning on pulling the fridge to > clean the burner, this would be the time to do a conversion. I'd like > to have this multiple discharge ignition so I can try to get the Fridge > started without needing a month of physical therapy on my wrist from > vigorous pumping. > > Please respond to both the list and my email, as I don't always make it > through all of the daily posts. > -- > > Thanks in advance,, > Jon B Kanas > > Longmont, Colorado; Cultural Center of the Universe > Email: kanas@qadas.com <mailto:kanas@qadas.com> > Website: http://www.qadas.com/~kanas <http://www.qadas.com/%7Ekanas> > AOL Instant Messenger ID: KanasColo > > The igniter section for the fridge is the push button not the pump. That is a piezo igniter. The pump is to get a good mix of gas and air that will ignite. Jimt My dometic has no problems at all igniting. But them I am using a RC3000 and not an RM182 |
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