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how to get spark from bbq lighter that has 1 wire

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:57 pm
by brettdotcom14
i have this bbq lighter the long ones and it only has one wire how do i make it spark??

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:12 pm
by saladtossser
find a better one, those things are hard to solder.

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:40 pm
by brettdotcom14
well what happens if i cant find another one how would i solder it?

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:56 am
by spudshot
there should be a metal piece somewhere else on the ignitor, that is where you tape/solder your other wire on

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:44 am
by cardinals08
I had one with no wires or metal pieces on the outside. What I did was turn the lights out, hit the button, see where the sparks came from most of the time, taped the wire there, and then instead of having a second wire, i put my finger on the other needle/screw/whatever you use so the spark has something to jump to, it works good, as long as your finger stays on the thing

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:01 pm
by darkpyro
i had one with one wire just tape another wire to the other metal thing :D

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:08 am
by deathtodeer666
these are the only bbq igniters that I know of, which is yours?

Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:05 pm
by SPARTAN-2415
those things work nicely, especially for minis