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
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>
>

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