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SPECIFICATION
MULTIPOINT GAS RE-IGNITER 120Vac
Flame Re-Ignition
For gas appliances
Contents

- Product description

- Operating Principles

- Compliance standards

- Functional Requirements

- Mechanical Requirements

- Technical Specification

- Environmental Specification

- Physical Dimensions

- Wiring Installation Schematic

Product
Re-igniter – Interrupted Direct Spark Ignition system for use with natural, mixed, liquified petroleum and
LP Gas mixtures.
- Polarised 11 Way Input Connector allows for reduced assembly costs.

- 120Vac operation.

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Operating Principles
The re-igniter monitors the flame presence at the burner and commences sparking if any flame fails.
Correct operation of flame sense circuits requires the mains supply to the re-igniter to have at least a
resistive connection to earth and the burners also to be earthed.
An in-built delay of about one-second, between loss of flame sense and commencement of sparking,
eliminates nuisance sparking if the flame is low and wavering.

Compliance to Standards:
ANSI Z21.92 2001/CSA 6.29-2001 manually Operated Electric gas Ignition Systems and Components
ANSI Z21.92a 2005/CSA 6.29a-2005 manually Operated Electric gas Ignition Systems and Components

Reference Standards:
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.199-M89 Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components
EN60730-2-1:1997 Specification for Automatic controls for household and similar use
EN50165: 1995 Clause 8.101 Electrical equipment of non-electric appliances for household and similar purposes

Functional Requirements:

General
 The module provides (6) six interrupted, direct spark outlets to operate in conjunction with a 6 burner
cook-top or range.

 Connected to the re-igniter is a single electrode at each burner. The electrode directs a generated spark
through the gas/air medium surrounding the burner to ignite the mixture and also provides a means of
detecting the flame.

 Each burner is individually controlled by a gas-cock. Opening the gas-cock simultaneously allows gas
to flow to the burner and switches an AC voltage to the associated re-igniter channel through a micro
switch.

 When a burner is turned on, sparks are simultaneously generated at all 6 outlets until flame is detected at
the selected burner. The same process is repeated when any of the remaining burners are switched on.
The circuit continues to monitor the flame presence at each burner and will recommence sparking at all
burners if any flame fails.

Sparking
 6 independent high voltage output coils generate sufficient voltage and energy to generate a spark from
the electrode across the spark gap to the earthed burner. A spark is guaranteed, provided the spark gap is
within specifications and provided the electrode and cable load resulting from the cooktop or range
design meets the maximum loading specifications.

 The spark rate varies primarily due to changes in the applied voltage, however other factors including
temperature and component tolerance have an influence.

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Flame Detection
 The module utilises a rectification flame sense circuit, which has distinct advantages over other re-
igniter flame sensing circuits. Flame conduction circuits are unable to differentiate between flame
presence and leakage to earth. The flame rectification circuit applies an AC voltage (derived from the
mains line voltage) to the sense electrode and detects the difference in current flow in each direction
caused by the diode characteristic of the flame. Leakage paths caused by dirt or condensation do not
have this diode or rectification characteristic and cannot be mistakenly sensed as a flame. The
rectification sense circuit can tolerate, with no effect, leakage currents up to ten times larger than those
that will cause a conduction circuit to falsely detect a flame. Even when the leakage current is large
enough to have an effect, it safely results in continuous sparking, and not false flame detection as in the
case of conduction circuits.

 The module detects flame under all flame conditions provided the electrode is positioned such that the
detected flame current exceeds the minimum specified flame current. Burners with poor flame stability
may result in momentary loss of sensed flame below the specified limits, however an in-built delay
eliminates nuisance sparking if the flame is low and wavering. The flame failure re-ignition delay,
which is dependent on the magnitude of the flame, is a delay between loss of flame sense and
commencement of sparking on self re-ignition only. If flame sense is re-established within this period
no sparking will occur.

 The module must only be used in a manner that meets all the relevant requirements of the Electrical and
Gas Authorities in the country of use.
 Like other flame sense circuits, the AC supply to the re-igniter must have at least a resistive
connection to Earth and the burners must also be earthed. When using an isolation transformer to
supply the re-igniter, the Neutral connection on the re-igniter, the burners and one side of the
transformer secondary are connected to earth. Alternatively Mains distribution networks with
Line/Neutral have this characteristic.

Mechanical Requirements
Terminations
HV Coil Output Terminal: 2.8*0.8mm (0.11”x0.032”) Quick Connect tab
Input Connector: 11Way Receptacle 5mm/7.5mm Pitch.
Tyco housing 1-1744074-1, pin 770476-1.

Material (Housing Detail)

Flame Retardant to standard UL94V- 0: Self extinguishing within 10sec. No flame drips that ignite.
Mounting Method (Housing Detail)
2 screw mounting tabs have been integrated into the enclosure. Use No.8 Screw * 5/8” or ¾”.

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Technical Specifications

Parameter Min Typ Max Units

General Parameters
Line Voltage 102 132 Vac
Frequency 47.5 50/60 62.5 Hz
Current Input 16 25 mA

SR-Spark Rate *Note 3 260 350 460 Spk/min

Electrode & Cable Load to earth 40 pF
Spark Gap @ Max Load (40pF) *Note 1 2.5 3.5 mm
SV-Spark Output Peak Voltage * Note 3 9.0 11.3 14 kV
Spark Energy 10 mJ

Flame Sense Current 0.2 0.5 *Note 2 uA

FFRT-Flame Failure Reignition Time * Note 3 0.2 2 sec
FVT-Flame Verification Time * Note 3 0 1 sec

Note 1: Maximum spark gap may be increase if load capacitance is reduced lower than Maximum specification.
Note 2: It is recommended that systems be designed to maintain the average minimum flame current above 0.5uA.
This ensures the module does not spark due to drafts blowing flame away from the electrodes.
Note 3: CTQ Parameters (CTQ - Critical to Quality)
Quality Assurance to monitor CTQ parameters.

CTQ Data ( @ 120Vac 60Hz, 25C  15C ) Average Upper Pass Lower Units
Limit Pass limit
SR-Spark Rate 350 460 260 Spk/Min
SV-Spark Output Peak Voltage 11.3 14 9 kV
( @ standard test load , equiv 40pF)
FFRT-Flame Failure Reignition Time 350 700 100 msec
( Flame current = 0.2uA (204 M ))
FVT-Flame Verification Time (condition as FFRT) 100 400 0 msec

Definitions
Flame Failure Re-ignition Time:
Flame Verification Time:
Spark Gap:
Electrode & Cable Load to Earth:
The period between loss of burner flame and a re-ignition attempt.
The period between detection of burner flame and when sparking ceases.
The closest distance from the electrode tip to any point on the cook-top
range assembly that is connected to earth.
The capacitance measured from the electrode to earth.

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Environmental Specification
Parameter Min Typ Max Units
Operating Temperature ( continuous ) 0 100 C
Operating Temperature ( up to 1000 hours over 105 C
life of product)
Relative Humidity ( at 40C – non condensing ) 95 %

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Physical Dimensions

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SPECIFICATION
Wiring Installation Diagram

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