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These igniters are very similar to pellet stove igniters and last along time because they are not used as much.
The new Green Mountain Prime 12 VDC grill igniters are easier than ever to replace! Just remove the 2 bolts to the vent grates under the hopper and disconnect the blue & yellow wires going to the igniter. ( also can be red wires, check to be sure) Then the igniter pulls right out from the burn pot!
The older AC choice pellet grills have either a clip or set bolt to remove and then after in clipping the wires under the hopper, the igniter pulls out from under the hopper,
It is fairly obvious when the igniter dies and the pellets do not light. You can just disconnect the wires to the igniter and start the grill with a cup of pellets and a butane torch. Then press and hold the on button in until it bypasses mode zero and one. It will go right to the temperature reading and you are all set!
These new prime 12 VDC grills show that a new igniter with 12 VDC going into draw about 6.2 amps
Connecting an ohm meter across the new igniter wires measures about 1.2 ohms I have an older igniter that measures about 1.5 ohms and draws about 7 amps.
I have not seen a bad igniter yet so if anyone can test it and let me know the current draw and resistance please add it to this thread.
GMG has a new white ceramic igniter now that lasts 100k cycles but can break easier when cleaning so we must be more careful.
These igniters are very similar to pellet stove igniters and last along time because they are not used as much.
The new Green Mountain Prime 12 VDC grill igniters are easier than ever to replace! Just remove the 2 bolts to the vent grates under the hopper and disconnect the blue & yellow wires going to the igniter. ( also can be red wires, check to be sure) Then the igniter pulls right out from the burn pot!
The older AC choice pellet grills have either a clip or set bolt to remove and then after in clipping the wires under the hopper, the igniter pulls out from under the hopper,
It is fairly obvious when the igniter dies and the pellets do not light. You can just disconnect the wires to the igniter and start the grill with a cup of pellets and a butane torch. Then press and hold the on button in until it bypasses mode zero and one. It will go right to the temperature reading and you are all set!
These new prime 12 VDC grills show that a new igniter with 12 VDC going into draw about 6.2 amps
Connecting an ohm meter across the new igniter wires measures about 1.2 ohms I have an older igniter that measures about 1.5 ohms and draws about 7 amps.
I have not seen a bad igniter yet so if anyone can test it and let me know the current draw and resistance please add it to this thread.
GMG has a new white ceramic igniter now that lasts 100k cycles but can break easier when cleaning so we must be more careful.
