PRELIMINARY
36
OVEN AND BROILER IGNITER
Both the bake and broil burners use a hot surface ignition
system.The safety valve operates by current,not voltage.
The igniter resistance decreases,allowing more current to
flow to the safety valve, as the surface temperature
increases.
From a cold start it can take as long as 60 seconds,with
voltage applied, to reduce the resistance sufficiently to
provide a minimum of 2.9 amps of current flow in the
series circuit.The igniter should provide a current flow of
between 3.2 and 3.7 amps. At this point the igniter
temperature is between 1800 and 2500 degrees F. The
igniter will remain energized as long as the thermostat is
"calling for heat". If the igniter glows red and does not
draw at least 3.0 amps,the fault is probably in the igniter,
not the safety valve.
BROIL IGNITER
(p/n 16009-1)
OVEN IGNITER
(p/n 16505)
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