how to get spark from bbq lighter that has 1 wire

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Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:57 pm

i have this bbq lighter the long ones and it only has one wire how do i make it spark??
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Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:12 pm

find a better one, those things are hard to solder.
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well what happens if i cant find another one how would i solder it?
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:56 am

there should be a metal piece somewhere else on the ignitor, that is where you tape/solder your other wire on
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Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:44 am

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
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Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:01 pm

i had one with one wire just tape another wire to the other metal thing :D
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:08 am

these are the only bbq igniters that I know of, which is yours?
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Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:05 pm

those things work nicely, especially for minis
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